A uniform strut of mass m makes an angle 6 with the horizontal. It is supported by a frictionless pivot located at one-third its length from its lower left end and a horizontal rope at its upper right end. A cable and package of total weight w hang from its upper right end.
(a) Find the vertical and horizontal components V and H of the pivot's force on the strut as well as the tension T in the rope.
(b) If the maximum safe tension in the rope is 700 N and the mass of the strut is 20.0 kg, find the maximum safe weight of the cable and package when the strut makes an angle of 55.0° with the horizontal.
(c) For what angle 6 can no weight be safely suspended from the right end of the strut?