Evaluate the tension in the cord-block


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Q: A block of weight W is suspended from a 25-in.-long cord and two springs of which the unstretched lengths are 22.5 in. Knowing that the constants of the springs are 9 lb/kAB = in. and kAD = 3 lb/in., determine

(a) The tension in the cord,

(b) The weight of the block.

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