The distance between two telephone poles is 60.0 m. When a 1.00-kg bird lands on the telephone wire midway between the poles, the wire sags 0.210 m. Draw a free-body diagram of the bird. How much tension does the bird produce in the wire? Ignore the weight of the wire.

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The distance between two telephone poles is 60.0 m. When a 1.00-kg bird lands on the telephone wire midway between the poles, the wire sags 0.210 m. Draw a free-body diagram of the bird. How much tension
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The angle can be found from the tan given by,

  tan θ= Opposite sideAdjacent side

The gravitational force is given by,

F = mg

F - gravitational force

m - mass of the bird

g - acceleration due to gravity

The net force on the bird is zero since it is staying stationary.

Given that mass of bird is 1 kg

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