The rail AB of negligible weight is suspended from a rope that runs around two fixed pegs. The coefficient of static friction between the rope and the pegs is 0.5. As the weight W moves along the rail toward end B, determine its position x when the rope is about to slip on the pegs.

The rail AB of negligible weight is suspended from a rope that runs around two fixed pegs. The coefficient of static friction between the rope and the pegs is 0.5. As the weight W moves along the rail toward end B, determine its position x when the rope is about to slip on the pegs.

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