A 24 kg rectangular 4.00 m x 3.00 m rectangular sign is suspended from a horizontal 6.00 m long rod with a 5 kg mass as indicated in the figure. The left end of the rod is supported by a hinge, and the right end is supported by a thin cable making a 30.0° angle with the vertical. Draw a free body diagram and calculate the tension T in the cable. The thin cable breaks if it is pulled by more than 200 N. Show than in the present situation the cable can not support the sign without breaking. Show the cable is able to support the load if it is attached higher up such that it makes an angle of 20.0° angle KECREAM SIOP with the vertical.

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A 24 kg rectangular 4.00 m x 3.00 m rectangular sign is suspended from a
horizontal 6.00 m long rod with a 5 kg mass as indicated in the figure. The
left end of the rod is supported by a hinge, and the right end is supported by
a thin cable making a 30.0° angle with the vertical. Draw a free body
diagram and calculate the tension T in the cable. The thin cable breaks if it is
pulled by more than 200 N. Show than in the present situation the cable can
not support the sign without breaking. Show the cable is able to support the
load if it is attached higher up such that it makes an angle of 20.0° angle
S0.0
CE CREAM
SHOP
with the vertical.
Transcribed Image Text:A 24 kg rectangular 4.00 m x 3.00 m rectangular sign is suspended from a horizontal 6.00 m long rod with a 5 kg mass as indicated in the figure. The left end of the rod is supported by a hinge, and the right end is supported by a thin cable making a 30.0° angle with the vertical. Draw a free body diagram and calculate the tension T in the cable. The thin cable breaks if it is pulled by more than 200 N. Show than in the present situation the cable can not support the sign without breaking. Show the cable is able to support the load if it is attached higher up such that it makes an angle of 20.0° angle S0.0 CE CREAM SHOP with the vertical.
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