A horizontal uniform bar of mass 2.5 kg and length 3.0 m is hung horizontally on two vertical strings. String 1 is attached to the end of the bar, and string 2 is attached a distance 0.6 m from the other

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asked Aug 11, 2023 49.2k views

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A horizontal uniform bar of mass 2.5 kg and length 3.0 m is hung horizontally on two vertical strings. String 1 is attached to the end of the bar, and string 2 is attached a distance 0.6 m from the other end. A monkey of mass 1.25 kg walks from one end of the bar to the other.

Required:
Find the tension T1 in string 1 at the moment that the monkey is halfway between the ends of the bar.