3. A boat exerts a pull of 4000 KN on its hawser which is wrapped about a capstan on a dock. If the coefficient of friction is 0.30, how many turns must the hawser make around the capstan so that the pull at the other end does not exceed 50 KN?
3. A boat exerts a pull of 4000 KN on its hawser which is wrapped about a capstan on a dock. If the coefficient of friction is 0.30, how many turns must the hawser make around the capstan so that the pull at the other end does not exceed 50 KN?
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Transcribed Image Text:3. A boat exerts a pull of 4000 KN on its hawser which is wrapped about a capstan on a dock. If the coefficient
of friction is 0.30, how many turns must the hawser make around the capstan so that the pull at the other end
does not exceed 50 KN?
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