26. A 7m long beam of negligible mass is hanged horizontally and is supported at each end by vertical cables. A person of unknown weight is sitting on it somewhere between the cables. The tension in the left cable is 300 N, and that in the right cable is 400 N. How far is the person sitting from the LEFT cable?
26. A 7m long beam of negligible mass is hanged horizontally and is supported at each end by vertical cables. A person of unknown weight is sitting on it somewhere between the cables. The tension in the left cable is 300 N, and that in the right cable is 400 N. How far is the person sitting from the LEFT cable?
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![26. A 7m long beam of negligible mass is hanged
horizontally and is supported at each end by vertical
cables. A person of unknown weight is sitting on it
somewhere between the cables. The tension in the
left cable is 300 N, and that in the right cable is 400 N.
How far is the person sitting from the LEFT cable?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F59db2009-851f-41df-b7ff-3c813ff6e06b%2F1ceac2ee-e3bb-4d10-bdc6-d2c3bfb78f8e%2Fc4owcsh.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:26. A 7m long beam of negligible mass is hanged
horizontally and is supported at each end by vertical
cables. A person of unknown weight is sitting on it
somewhere between the cables. The tension in the
left cable is 300 N, and that in the right cable is 400 N.
How far is the person sitting from the LEFT cable?
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