A rod of length (1.5 m) and mass (5 kg) juts out of a wall at a right angle to the wall. The rod is supported by a wire that is attached to the wall (0.5 m) above where the rod attaches to the wall. Find the magnitude of the tension force in the string if it attaches to the rod (1 m) from the wall

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A rod of length (1.5 m) and mass (5 kg) juts out of a wall at a right angle to the wall. The rod is supported by a wire that is attached to the wall (0.5 m) above where the rod attaches to the wall. Find the magnitude of the tension force in the string if it attaches to the rod (1 m) from the wall.

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