Answer
$T=71.2KN$
Work Step by Step
In the given scenario $\sum T_p=0$
$\implies mg\times 9cos50+Mg\times 18cos50-T\times 9sin40=0$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$T=\frac{1700\times 9.8\times 9cos50+2200\times 9.8\times 18cos50}{9sin40}$
This simplifies to:
$T=71.2KN$
