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Chapter 11, Problem 35(choose chapter or problem)
A block-and-tackle pulley hoist is suspended in a warehouse by ropes of lengths 2 m and 3 m. The hoist weighs 350 N. The ropes, fastened at different heights, make angles of 50° and 38° with the horizontal. Find the tension in each rope and the magnitude of each tension.
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QUESTION:
A block-and-tackle pulley hoist is suspended in a warehouse by ropes of lengths 2 m and 3 m. The hoist weighs 350 N. The ropes, fastened at different heights, make angles of 50° and 38° with the horizontal. Find the tension in each rope and the magnitude of each tension.
ANSWER:
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Let the tensions in ropes of length 2m be and in that of length m be . We will express
And in terms of their horizontal and vertical components. Such that
….. (1)
….. (2)
The required diagram is shown below.