Question

A bird of weight 5N sits at the mid-point of a clothesline. The line is so distorted that it makes 30${}^{\circ }$ angles with the horizontal at each end as shown in figure. The tension in the clothesline is

• A. 5N
• B. 5 cos 30${}^{\circ }$ N
• C. 5 sin 30${}^{\circ }$ N
• D. 5.98 N

Answer 1

The correct option is A 5N