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Chapter 8 Problem 8-86

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The 100-lb boy at A is suspended from the cable that passes over the quarter circular cliff rock. Determine if it is possible for the 185-lb woman to hoist him up; and if this is possible, what smallest force must she exert on the horizontal cable? The coefficient of static friction between the cable and the rock is ms = 0.2, and between the shoes of the woman and the ground m s = 0.8.

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From the textbook chapter Friction you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics  14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133951929

The 100-lb boy at A is suspended from the cable that

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