How a cord's angle changes the load on it
A weight in an equal angle shares evenly; a wider angle burdens the cord more
Two brief figures state a rule about a weight hung from a cord bent at an angle. A weight resting in the equal (symmetric) angle of its supporting cord shares its natural weight equally to that cord. But when the angle is wider ('thicker'), the cord is accidentally more burdened by the same weight. Faint diagrams with numeric labels appear above and below the transcribed captions, further untranscribed content the bundle did not include.
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A weight in an equal angle shares evenly
A weight that rests in the equal (symmetric) angle of the cord that supports it distributes its natural weight equally to that cord, each side taking the same share.
A wider angle burdens the cord more
But when the angle of the cord becomes wider ('thicker'), the cord is accidentally more burdened by the same weight, the extra load being an accidental effect of the geometry.