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A chain of mass 'm' is attached at two points `A` and `B` of two fixed walls as shown in the Find the tension in the chain near the walls at point `A` and at the mid point `C`
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i) At point A

`27 sin theta = mg rArr T =(1)/(2) mg cos ectheta`
(ii) Tension along horizontal direction is same ev-erywhere
`:'` (no external force is acting on it in horizontal di rection.)
At point `C`
`T^(1) = T cos theta = (mg costheta)/(2sin theta) =(mg cot theta)/(2)`
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