Two parts of a sailing boat are the mast and the boom. The mast is a vertical rigid beam and the boom is a horizontal rigid beam. One end of the boom is attached to the mast by a pivot. The other end of the boom is connected to the mast by a rope, as shown.
The rope is at an angle of 
to the horizontal and exerts a tension force 
on the boom. The weight of the boom is 
. The mass of the boom is uniformly distributed along its length. The boom is in equilibrium. What is the magnitude of T?
