A uniform pole of length L = 1.7 m and mass m = 5.5 kg hangs horizontally from two cables as shown in the figure below. What are the approximate tensions in the two cables?
I got Tleft + Tright - mg = 0 and
-Tleft*L1 + Tright*L2 = 0
L1/L = .3
L2/L = .2
How to find tension in left and right cable?
