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Three-way tug-of-war Three people located at A, B, and C
Chapter 9, Problem 72E(choose chapter or problem)
Three-way tug-of-war Three people located at A, B, and C pull on ropes tied to a ring. Find the magnitude and direction of the force with which the person at C must pull so that no one moves (the system is in equilibrium).
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QUESTION:
Three-way tug-of-war Three people located at A, B, and C pull on ropes tied to a ring. Find the magnitude and direction of the force with which the person at C must pull so that no one moves (the system is in equilibrium).
ANSWER:
Solution 72EStep 1:In this problem we need to find the magnitude and direction of the force with which the person at C must pull so that no one moves.Given : person A pulls the rope with force and person B pulls the rope with force The pictorial representation of the problem is drawn below