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One end of a uniform ℓ = 4.40-m-long rod of weight w is supported by a cable at an angle of
θ = 37°
with the rod. The other end rests against a wall, where it is held by friction (see figure). The coefficient of static friction between the wall and the rod is
μs = 0.595.
Determine the minimum distance x from point Aat which an additional weight w (the same as the weight of
the rod) can be hung without causing the rod to slip at pointA.
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A cable attached to a vertical wall at its left is connected at point B to the right end of a horizontal rod, whose left end is at point A, against the wall and below the string. A weight labeledw hangs from a string at a horizontal distance xto the right of point A. The cable makes an angle θ with the horizontal rod.