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A 9.0 m uniform beam is hinged to a vertical wall and held horizontally by a 5.0 m cable attached to the wall 4.0 m above the hinge, as shown in Figure 10.62. The metal of this cable has a test strength of 1.00 kN, which means that it will break if the tension in it exceeds that amount. (a) Draw a free-body diagram of the beam. (b) What is the heaviest beam that the cable can support with the given configuration? (c) Find the horizontal and vertical components of the force the hinge exerts on the beam.
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