VECTOR MECH. FOR EGR: STATS & DYNAM (LL
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Chapter 12.1, Problem 12.1CQ
A 1000-lb boulder B is resting on a 200-lb platform A when truck C accelerates to the left with a constant acceleration. Which of the following statements are true? (More than one may be true.)
- a. The tension in the cord connected to the truck is 200 lb.
- b. The tension in the cord connected to the truck is 1200 lb.
- c. The tension in the cord connected to the truck is greater than 1200 lb.
- d. The normal force between A and B is 1000 lb.
- e. The normal force between A and B is 1200 lb.
- f. None of the above is true.
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