A 9 800-N shark is supported by a rope attached to a 4.20-m rod that can pivot at the base. 20.0° 60.0° (a) Calculate the tension in the cable between the rod and the wall, assuming the cable is holding the system in the position shown in the figure. (Give you answer to three significant digits.) 9028.6 Think carefully about the angle that the cable makes with the rod. N (b) Find the horizontal force exerted on the base of the rod. magnitude 8486.9 × You appear to have correctly calculated the horizontal force using your incorrect result from part (a). N direction to the right (c) Find the vertical force exerted on the base of the rod. Ignore the weight of the rod. magnitude direction 6713.1 × What forces that act on the rod have vertical components? N upwards

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A 9 800-N shark is supported by a rope attached to a 4.20-m rod that can pivot at the base.
20.0°
60.0°
(a) Calculate the tension in the cable between the rod and the wall, assuming the cable is holding the system in the position shown in the figure. (Give you answer to three significant digits.)
9028.6
Think carefully about the angle that the cable makes with the rod. N
(b) Find the horizontal force exerted on the base of the rod.
magnitude
8486.9
×
You appear to have correctly calculated the horizontal force using your incorrect result from part (a). N
direction to the right
(c) Find the vertical force exerted on the base of the rod. Ignore the weight of the rod.
magnitude
direction
6713.1
×
What forces that act on the rod have vertical components? N
upwards
Transcribed Image Text:A 9 800-N shark is supported by a rope attached to a 4.20-m rod that can pivot at the base. 20.0° 60.0° (a) Calculate the tension in the cable between the rod and the wall, assuming the cable is holding the system in the position shown in the figure. (Give you answer to three significant digits.) 9028.6 Think carefully about the angle that the cable makes with the rod. N (b) Find the horizontal force exerted on the base of the rod. magnitude 8486.9 × You appear to have correctly calculated the horizontal force using your incorrect result from part (a). N direction to the right (c) Find the vertical force exerted on the base of the rod. Ignore the weight of the rod. magnitude direction 6713.1 × What forces that act on the rod have vertical components? N upwards
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