Solution Found!

Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun’s

Chapter 2, Problem 28E

(choose chapter or problem)

Get Unlimited Answers
QUESTION:

Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun’s chair. His weight is 500 N and the rope, unknown to him, has a breaking point of 300 N. Why doesn’t the rope break when he is supported as shown at the left? One day, Harry is painting near a flagpole, and, for a change, he ties the free end of the rope to the flagpole instead of to his chair, as shown at the right. Why did Harry end up taking his vacation early?

Questions & Answers

QUESTION:

Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun’s chair. His weight is 500 N and the rope, unknown to him, has a breaking point of 300 N. Why doesn’t the rope break when he is supported as shown at the left? One day, Harry is painting near a flagpole, and, for a change, he ties the free end of the rope to the flagpole instead of to his chair, as shown at the right. Why did Harry end up taking his vacation early?

ANSWER:

Answer : Step 1) When normally the pulley is tied to a weight it gets balanced with tension force in the string , So here , As in fig(1) as both end of the rope are tied to bosun’s chair , so the tension in the string is balanced on both side of the string i.e 250 N its not crossing the breaking point of the string which balance the weight produced by harry 500N =250N + 250N Weight of the harry = Tension in string produced. FHarry F string

Add to cart


Study Tools You Might Need

Not The Solution You Need? Search for Your Answer Here:

×

Login

Login or Sign up for access to all of our study tools and educational content!

Forgot password?
Register Now

×

Register

Sign up for access to all content on our site!

Or login if you already have an account

×

Reset password

If you have an active account we’ll send you an e-mail for password recovery

Or login if you have your password back