The boom shown in Fig. E11.15 weighs 2600 N and is attached to a frictionless pivot at

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The boom shown in Fig. E11.15 weighs 2600 N and is attached to a frictionless pivot at its lower end. It is not uniform; the distance of its center of gravity from the pivot is 35% of its length. Find

(a) The tension in the guy wire and

(b) The horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted on the boom at its lower end. Start with a free-body diagram of the boom.


Figure e11.15

Guy wire Boom 60.0° 5000 N

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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