Question: In the What If? Section of Example 12.3, let x represent the distance in meters between the person and the hinge at the left end

In the What If? Section of Example 12.3, let x represent the distance in meters between the person and the hinge at the left end of the beam. (a) Show that the cable tension in newtons is given by T = 93.9x + 125. Argue that T increases as x increases.
(b) Show that the direction angle θ of the hinge force is described by

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