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Given information
We are given that:-
Tension in the wire, 
.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
First consider the triangle made by the pole and one of the wires (first diagram).
It has a vertical leg of 
and a horizontal leg of 
. The angle that the tension (along the wire) makes with the vertical is
The angle the wire makes with the ground is 
.
So,
The part of the tension that is parallel to the ground is therefore 
.
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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922
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