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//Example 4.6
m=70;//Mass of the tightrope walker (kg)
theta=5;//Angle (deg)
g=9.8;//Acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2)
w=m*g;//Weight of the tightrope walker (N)
T=w/(2*sind(theta));//Tension (N), See Equation 4.52
//See textbook for derivation
printf('Tension in the wire = %0.1f N',T)
//Answer varies due to round off error
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