The uniform rod in the figure is supported by two strings. The string attached t
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The uniform rod in the figure is supported by two strings. The string attached to the wall is horizontal, and the string attached to the ceiling makes an angle of ? with respect to the vertical. The rod itself is tilted from the vertical by an angle ?. If ? = 27.1
The uniform rod in the figure is supported by two strings. The string attached to the wall is horizontal, and the string attached to the ceiling makes an angle of ? with respect to the vertical. The rod itself is tilted from the vertical by an angle ?. If ? = 27.1 A degree, what is the value of ??Explanation / Answer
The center of mass is considered the location of the axis. This lets the gravity force= zero torque and reduces the problem to simply setting the tension-torques equal since the object is in equilibrium.
o I tried T1rsin(a)=T2rsin(b)
[r is distance to center of mass from end, and a and b are angles between force vectors and position vector r. t1 and t2 are tension forces] this simplified out to sin(90+ ? )cos(90-? )=sin(90+ ? )... which does not yeild an answer.
I subbed T1=T2cos(90- ? ) to do this since T1 and T2 have cancelling horizontal forces.
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