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A solid uniform ball with mass m and diameter d is supported against a vertical frictionless wall by a thin massless wire of length L. a)
Find the tension in the wire.
L
r
m
Transcribed Image Text:Problem A solid uniform ball with mass m and diameter d is supported against a vertical frictionless wall by a thin massless wire of length L. a) Find the tension in the wire. L r m
Solution
а)
Let us first derive the expression for the tension.
By Newton's First Law
ΣF
the components of force that makes this so is
ΣFT
= 0
Simplifying this results to
T=
g/
(4)
Analyzing the figure above, we arrive at
(4)
sqt(
2+
%3D
+
By substitution, we arrive at the following:
T =
+ 2
)g/(
sqrt (
))
+
If the ball has a mass of 45 kg and diameter 32 cm, while the wire has a lenath of 30 cm. The tension is equal to
For Blank 17
0.370 N
T =
Transcribed Image Text:Solution а) Let us first derive the expression for the tension. By Newton's First Law ΣF the components of force that makes this so is ΣFT = 0 Simplifying this results to T= g/ (4) Analyzing the figure above, we arrive at (4) sqt( 2+ %3D + By substitution, we arrive at the following: T = + 2 )g/( sqrt ( )) + If the ball has a mass of 45 kg and diameter 32 cm, while the wire has a lenath of 30 cm. The tension is equal to For Blank 17 0.370 N T =
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