Our team is analyzing zip line cables to explore the feasibility of increasing the maximum rider weight fora regional attraction. Different members of the team have been assigned different lines and...

Our team is analyzing zip line cables to explore the feasibility of increasing the maximum rider weight fora regional attraction. Different members of the team have been assigned different lines and different load conditions. We have been assigned the longest line. Our task is to find the peak cable force due to the self-weight of the cable. The maximum drop of the cable was set by the client to give the riders a safe but exciting experience.

a. Guess which end will experience the largest cable force.

b. Find the largest cable force.

c. Comment on why your guess in part (a) was or was not the same as what you discovered in part (b).