Posted by Katie on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:37pm.
The leaning tower of Pisa is 55m high and 7m in diameter. The top of the tower
is displaced 4.5m from the vertical. Treat the tower as a uniform circular cylinder. (a)
What additional displacement measured from the top would bring the tower to the
verge of toppling? (b) What angle would the tower make with the vertical?
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