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Given information

Given:
Mass of traffic light is  
To determine: 
The tension in the two wires supporting the traffic light shown in figure.

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
Formula used:
From the second law of motion, the equilibrium condition is:
 
Weight,  
Here is mass of the traffic light and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
 

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