A painter works on a platform suspended from two ropes as indicated below. His mass is...

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A painter works on a platform suspended from two ropes as indicated below. His mass is M-85 kg and the mass of the uniform plank that he stands on is m-30 kg. The distance between the ropes is D=4.0 m and the painter stands x=1.5 m from the left rope. Determine the tension in the left rope and the tension in the right rope. x=1.5 m D=4.0 m A painter works on a platform suspended from two ropes as indicated below. His mass is M-85 kg and the mass of the uniform plank that he stands on is m-30 kg. The distance between the ropes is D=4.0 m and the painter stands x=1.5 m from the left rope. Determine the tension in the left rope and the tension in the right rope. x=1.5 m D=4.0 m

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To solve this problem we need to consider the forces acting on the painter and the plank Lets denote ... View the full answer