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The free body diagram represents Silly Sally hanging from a trapeze bar. Sally weighs 660 Newtons. What is the force in each of the chains holding the trapeze bar? A) 330 N B) 6…

The free body diagram represents Silly Sally hanging from a trapeze bar. Sally weighs 660 Newtons. What is the force in each of the chains holding the trapeze bar? A) 330 N B) 6…
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The free body diagram represents Silly Sally hanging from a trapeze bar. Sally weighs 660 Newtons. What is the force in each of the chains holding the trapeze bar?

A) 330 N
B) 660 N
C) 185 N
D) 1320 N

The free body diagram represents Silly Sally hanging from a trapeze bar. Sally weighs-example-1
User Tospo
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A) 330 N

Explanation: Her weight must be evenly distributed between the chains (assuming they are at an even level), so you divide 660 by 2 and get 330
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