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A 5.00-kg bucket of paint hangs at the end of a 1.50-m long, 2.00-kg, hinged pole. A cable supports the pole by being attached at a point ¾ of the way from the hinge to the tip. 8. Find the tension in the cable.

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Answer:

T=78.48 N

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the moment developed at a hinge equals zero

Thus summing moments about hinge we have

(See attached figure)


2.0* g* (1.5)/(2)+1.50* 5* g-T* (3)/(4)1.5=0\\\\Solving\\\\T=(1)/(1.125)(88.29)\\\\T=78.48N

A 5.00-kg bucket of paint hangs at the end of a 1.50-m long, 2.00-kg, hinged pole-example-1
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