Question: In a circus act, an aerialist performs a handstand on a wheel while being pulled across a high wire ABC of length 8 m by

In a circus act, an aerialist performs a handstand on a wheel while being pulled across a high wire ABC of length 8 m by another performer as shown. Knowing that the tension in rope DE is 35 N when the aerialist is held in equilibrium at 2.5 α = m, determine

(a) The weight of the aerialist,

(b) The tension in the wire.




T5 m-


T5 m-

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