In Figure a uniform beam of weight 500 N and length 3.0 m is suspended horizontally. On
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In Figure a uniform beam of weight 500 N and length 3.0 m is suspended horizontally. On the left it is hinged to a wall on the right it is supported by a cable bolted to the wall at distance D above the beam. The least tension that will snap the cable is 1200 N.
(a) What value of D corresponds to that tension?
(b) To prevent the cable from snapping, should D be increased or decreased from that value?
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a With the pivot at the hinge Eq 129 gives TLcose mg ...View the full answer
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Fundamentals of Physics
ISBN: 978-0471758013
8th Extended edition
Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick
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