Question: Beverage engineering the pull tab was a major advance in the engineering design of beverage containers. The tab pivots on a central bolt in the

Beverage engineering the pull tab was a major advance in the engineering design of beverage containers. The tab pivots on a central bolt in the can's top. When you pull upward on one end of the tab, the other end presses downward on a portion of the can's top that has been scored. If you pull upward with a 10 N force, approximately what is the magnitude of the force applied to the scored section? (You will need to examine a can with a pull tab.)

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