Be sure to draw the diagram for this problem before you try to solve it.
The ends of a massless rope are tied to a ceiling. Two identical 2.55 kg masses are now hung along the length of the rope, dividing the rope into three segments of equal length. Segment 2 (the central segment) is horizontal (parallel to the ceiling). The ends of segments 1 and 3 are attached to the ceiling, making an angle of 73.9o with the ceiling. (The distance between the points at which the rope is hung is greater than the rope segments.) Find:
a) the magnitude of the tension in rope 1: ( in Newtons)
b) the magnitude of the tension in rope 2: ( in Newtons)