Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 1
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.21P
All object of mass m = 500 kg is suspended from the ceiling of an accelerating truck as shown in Figure P6.21. Taking a = 3.00 m/s2, find (a) the angle 0 that the string makes with the vertical and (b) the tension T in the string.
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