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A gymnast whose weight is 5 10 N hangs from the middle of a bar supported by two vertical strands of rope. What is the tension in each strand?

A. 765 N
B. 0 N
C. 1020 N
D. 510 N
E. 255 N

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A 765 N because when the gravitational pull of the weight balances hypothetically in the range of the atmosphere, your weight is not doubles but the force extends it by an uprange of up to 150%
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