Question

You hang a light in front of your house using an

Answer 1

The magnitudes of the forces that the ropes must exert on the knot connecting are :

• F₁ = 118 N
• F₂ = 89.21 N
• F₃ = 57.28 N

Given data :

Mass ( M ) = 12 kg

∅₂ = 63°

∅₃ = 45°

Determine the magnitudes of the forces exerted by the ropes on the connecting knot

a) Force exerted by the first rope = weight of rope

∴  F₁ = mg

     = 12 * 9.81 ≈  118 kg

b) Force exerted by the second rope

applying equilibrium condition of force in the vertical direction

F₂ sin∅₂ + F₃ sin∅₃ - mg = 0  ---- ( 1 )

where: F₃ = ( F₂ cos∅₂ / cos∅₃ ) --- ( 2 )  applying equilibrium condition of force in the horizontal direction

Back to equation ( 1 )

F₂ =  [ ( mg / cos∅₂ ) / tan∅₂ + tan∅₃ ]

   = [ ( 118 / cos 63° ) / ( tan 63° + tan 45° ) ]

   = 89.21 N

C ) Force exerted by the third rope

Applying equation ( 2 )

F₃ = ( F₂ cos∅₂ / cos∅₃ )

    = ( 89.21 * cos 63 / cos 45 )

    = 57.28 N

Hence we can conclude that The magnitudes of the forces that the ropes must exert on the knot connecting are :

F₁ = 118 N, F₂ = 89.21 N, F₃ = 57.28 N

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