An aerostat of mass m starts coming down with a constant acceleration w. Determine the ballast mass to be dumped for the aerostat to reach the upward acceleration of the same magnitude. The air drag is to be neglected.

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An aerostat of mass m starts coming down with a constant
acceleration w. Determine the ballast mass to be dumped for the
aerostat to reach the upward acceleration of the same magnitude.
The air drag is to be neglected.
Transcribed Image Text:An aerostat of mass m starts coming down with a constant acceleration w. Determine the ballast mass to be dumped for the aerostat to reach the upward acceleration of the same magnitude. The air drag is to be neglected.
In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is held in
place by four light cables
D are vertical, and cable C makes an angle of 37.1º with a vertical wall. If
Cable A is horizontal, cables B and
the tension in cable A is 722 N, what are the tensions in cables B and C?
B
A
C
|D
37.1°
Transcribed Image Text:In a repair shop a truck engine that has mass 409 kg is held in place by four light cables D are vertical, and cable C makes an angle of 37.1º with a vertical wall. If Cable A is horizontal, cables B and the tension in cable A is 722 N, what are the tensions in cables B and C? B A C |D 37.1°
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