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A cable system consists of a main cable anchored at two supports at the same elevation 30 m apart, with a horizontal tension component

H = 50 \text{ kN}

. A secondary cable is attached to the main cable at its lowest point and runs vertically downward to support an equipment load

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. The lowest point of the main cable is not at the midspan — it is located 10 m horizontally from the left support.

If the sag of the main cable at the lowest point is 4 m below the chord, what is the load

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suspended from the lowest point?

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