A horizontal 12.5 kg beam 2.2 m long is attached to the wall by a hinge at its left end. A cable is connected from the right end of the beam to the wall, at an angle of 26 ° above the beam, as shown below. A 60 kg sign is hung 1.7 m from the left end of the beam. Part A Find the tension in the cable. Part B Find the horizontal force exerted on the wall by the hinge. Part C Find the vertical force exerted on the wall by the hinge

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A horizontal   12.5 kg beam 2.2 m long is attached to the wall by a hinge at its left end.  A cable is connected from the right end of the beam to the wall, at an angle of  26 ° above the beam, as shown below.  A 60 kg sign is hung  1.7 m from the left end of the beam.

 

Part A

Find the tension in the cable.

Part B

Find the horizontal force exerted on the wall by the hinge.

Part C

Find the vertical force exerted on the wall by the hinge

 

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