Question 13/13 (10 p.) A former student of mechanics wishes to weigh himself but has access only to a scale A with capacity limited to 110 lbs and a small 24-lb spring dynamometer B. With the rig shown he discovers that when he exerts a pull on the rope so that B registers 20 lb, the scale A reads 80 Ib. What is his correct weight? Answer

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A former student of mechanics wishes to weigh himself but has access only to a scale A with
capacity limited to 110 lbs and a small 24-Ib spring dynamometer B. With the rig shown he
discovers that when he exerts a pull on the rope so that B registers 20 lb, the scale A reads 80
Ib. What is his correct weight?
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