In: Physics
Consider a uniform bar of length 3.99m and weight 369 N. It is suspended horizontally by two vertical cables at each end. Cable A can support a maximum tension of 639.0 N without breaking, and cable B can support up to 396.0 N. You want to place a small weight on this bar.
a)What is the heaviest weight you can put on without breaking either cable?
c) Where should you put this weight?
c) To strengthen the support of the bar, two more cables that can each support up to 396 N are connected - one from one side of the bar to the bottom of cable b, the other from the other side of the bar to the bottom of cable a (diagonal cables) What is now the heaviest weight you can put on the bar without breaking a cable and where should you put this weight?