t of mechanics wishes to weigh himself but has only access to a scale A with capacity limited to 100 lb and a small 20-lb dynamometer B. With the rig shown, he disco
t of mechanics wishes to weigh himself but has only access to a scale A with capacity limited to 100 lb and a small 20-lb dynamometer B. With the rig shown, he disco
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Transcribed Image Text:3/7 A former student of mechanics wishes to weigh him-
self but has access only to a scale A with capacity lim-
ited to 100 lb and a small 20-lb spring dynamometer
B. With the rig shown he discovers that when he ex-
erts a pull on the rope so that B registers 19 lb, the
scale A reads 67 lb. What is his correct weight?
O OO
B
Problem 3/7
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