A 20 kg traffic light hangs midway on a cable between two poles 40 meters apart. If the sag in the cable is 0.40 meters, what is the tension in each side of the cable?

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A: We need to calculate tension in both the cables holding the light board.

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Q: A 12m long post is bolted to the wall on its left end. It's right end is held horizontal by a wire…

A: GivenLength of post L = 12 mMass of post m = 13 kgAngle Ѳ =35

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Q: A uniform 50-kg scaffold of length 7.0 m is supported by two light cables, as shown below. A 70-kg…

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Q: A 70 kg man walks out on a 10 kg beam that rests on, but is not attached to, two supports.  When the…

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Q: 1), an 86 kg construction worker sits down 2.5 mm from the end of a 1450 kg steel beam to eat his…

A: Given: The mass of the person is 86 kg.             The position of the person is 2.55 mm from the…

Q: Problem 2: A block is suspended at the end of a beam held up by a cable as shown. The block has mass…

A: Given information: The mass of the block, M=15 kg The mass of the beam, mb=8.6 kg The length of the…

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Q: A 55kg person rests on two crutches. They are in equilibrium. 25% of their weight is supported by…

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Q: One end of a uniform meter stick is placed against a vertical wall. The other end is held by a…

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Q: One end of a uniform 4.10-m-long rod of weight Fg is supported by a cable at an angle of ? = 37°…

A: In this problem since the rod is in equilibrium we will use two laws  1) The sum of all the forces…

Q: A uniform 37.0 kg scaffold of length 6.4 m is supported by two light cables, as shown below. An 82.0…

A: r=Distance between left cable and right cable=6.4 mr1=Distance between left cable and man=1…

Torque

Torque is the rotational equivalent of linear force in physics and mechanics. Based on the course of study, it is also known as the moment of force, rotational force, or turning effect.