this is a vector problem i forgot how to work.
2007-04-26 08:40:48 · 5 answers · asked by steven 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
60 pounds
2007-04-26 08:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by hotguy28658 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you tied the rope to one tree, you would be pulling 30 lbs. on that tree. However with the rope tight and between 2 trees, you will actually be experting twice as much, i.e., 60 lbs on each tree, or 120 lbs on both. This is only while the rope is tight. As the rope stretches and displaces the force will decrease.
2007-04-26 08:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by Scott H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The force exerted by a rope is the same at every point along the rope, so 30 pounds on each tree.
2007-04-26 08:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by Tim M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
30 pounds on each tree
2007-04-26 08:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a lot more data to solve this. As a bare minimum for estimating, you need the deflection of the rope expressed as an angle.
2007-04-26 08:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋