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Answer: You are asked to design the decorative mobile
Chapter 11, Problem 60P(choose chapter or problem)
You are asked to design the decorative mobile shown in Fig. P11.60. The strings and rods have negligible weight, and the rods are to hang horizontally.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram for each rod.
(b) Find the weights of the balls A, B, and C. Find the tensions in the strings \(S_{1}, S_{2} \text {, and } S_{3}\)
(c) What can you say about the horizontal location of the mobile’s center of gravity? Explain.
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QUESTION:
You are asked to design the decorative mobile shown in Fig. P11.60. The strings and rods have negligible weight, and the rods are to hang horizontally.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram for each rod.
(b) Find the weights of the balls A, B, and C. Find the tensions in the strings \(S_{1}, S_{2} \text {, and } S_{3}\)
(c) What can you say about the horizontal location of the mobile’s center of gravity? Explain.
ANSWER:
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Introduction :
In this question, we need to draw the free body diagram for the rods
In the second part we need to find the weight of balls and tension along the three strings
In the third part we need to explain mobile’s center of gravity