Joe the house painter stands on a uniform oak board weighing 600 N and held up by vertical ropes at each end. Joe has been dieti
ng, and now weighs 844 N. The length of the board is 4.00 m, and Joe is standing 1.00 m from the left end of the board. What is the tension in each of the supporting ropes?
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Answer
given,
weight of the oak board = 600 N
Weight of Joe = 844 N
length of board = 4 m
Joe is standing at 1 m from left side
vertical wire is supporting at the end.
Assuming the system is in equilibrium
T₁ and T₂ be the tension at the ends of the wire
equating all the vertical force
T₁ + T₂ = 600 + 844
T₁ + T₂ = 1444...........(1)
taking moment about T₂
T₁ x 4 - 844 x 3 - 600 x 2 = 0
T₁ x 4 = 3732
T₁ = 933 N
from equation (1)
T₂ = 1444 - 933
T₂ = 511 N
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