Relative to the positive horizontal axis, rope 1 makes an angle of 90 + 20 = 110 degrees, while rope 2 makes an angle of 90 - 30 = 60 degrees.
By Newton's second law,
- the net horizontal force acting on the beam is

where
are the magnitudes of the tensions in ropes 1 and 2, respectively;
- the net vertical force acting on the beam is

where
and
.
Eliminating
, we have





Solve for
.



The answer is A
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Answer: 0.516 ft/s
Explanation:
Given
Length of ladder L=20 ft
The speed at which the ladder moving away is v=2 ft/s
after 1 sec, the ladder is 5 ft away from the wall
So, the other end of the ladder is at

Also, at any instant t

differentiate w.r.t.

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