A uniform steel beam of length L and mass m1 is attached via a hinge to the side of a building. The beam is supported by a steel cable attached to the end of the beam at an angle theta, as shown. Through the hinge, the wall exerts an unknown force, F, on the beam. A workman of mass m2 sits eating lunch a distance d from the building.
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a) Find T, the tension in the cable. Remember to account for all the forces in the problem.
b) Find Fx, the x-component of the force exerted by the wall on the beam ( F), using the axis shown. Remember to pay attention to the direction that the wall exerts the force.
c) Find Fy, the y-component of force that the wall exerts on the beam ( F), using the axis shown. Remember to pay attention to the direction that the wall exerts the force.
2007-11-10
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