A cable of span l and central dip d is subjected to uniform load w per unit horizontal length. The horizontal component of tension in the cable is

\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{12{\rm{d}}}}\)

\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{4{\rm{d}}}}\)

\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{8{\rm{d}}}}\)

\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{16{\rm{d}}}}\)

A cable of span l and central dip d is subjected to uniform load w per

1.	A cable of span l and central dip d is subjected to uniform load w per unit horizontal length. The horizontal component of tension in the cable is
A.	\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{4{\rm{d}}}}\)
B.	\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{8{\rm{d}}}}\)
C.	\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{12{\rm{d}}}}\)
D.	\(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{16{\rm{d}}}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{{{\rm{w}}{{\rm{l}}^2}}}{{12{\rm{d}}}}\)

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