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ISBN: 9781938168277

Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University

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Chapter 12, Problem 35P

A uniform 40.0-kg scaffold of length 60 m is supported by tow light cables below. An 80.0 kg

painter stands 1.0 m from the left end of the scaffold, and his painting equipment is 1.5 m from the right end. If the tension in the cable is twice that in the right cable, find the cables and mass of the equipment.

Chapter 12, Problem 35P, A uniform 40.0-kg scaffold of length 60 m is supported by tow light cables below. An 80.0 kg painter

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