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QUESTION:

(a) What force must be exerted by the wind to support a \(2.50-kg\) chicken in the position shown in Figure \(9.33\)? 

(b) What is the ratio of this force to the chicken’s weight?

(c) Does this support the contention that the chicken has a relatively stable construction?

        

Figure \(9.33\)

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2.50-kg

9.33

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QUESTION:

(a) What force must be exerted by the wind to support a \(2.50-kg\) chicken in the position shown in Figure \(9.33\)? 

(b) What is the ratio of this force to the chicken’s weight?

(c) Does this support the contention that the chicken has a relatively stable construction?

        

Figure \(9.33\)

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2.50-kg

9.33

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For the chicken to be in stable position the net torque on it must be zero. One torque will be caused by the force of the wind and the other will be caused by the weight of the chicken. Both should be numerically equal to zero for the chicken to be balanced.

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