A 58 kg circus performer hangs from a bar suspended from a ceiling as shown in the figure. If the bar masses 12 kg (and its weight acts at its center) and has a length of1.4 m, what is the tension T2 in the rope? (The rope is attached 0.85 m along the bar).

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A 58 kg circus performer hangs from a bar suspended from a ceiling as shown in
the figure. If the bar masses 12 kg (and its weight acts at its center) and has a length of1.4 m, what is the tension T2 in the rope? (The rope is attached 0.85 m along the bar). 

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T₂
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Transcribed Image Text:1₁ T₂ 2 50°
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The mass of the circus performer, M=58 kg

Mass of the bar, m=12 kg 

Length of the bar, L=1.4 m

The rope is attached along with the distance, L'=0.85 m

 

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