Homework Help: physics- please help!

Posted by LYNN on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 4:04pm.

Suppose you use a piece of fishing line to hang a large object from the ceiling. The line has a test strength of 125 lbs. Convert this to newtons, and determine the maximum mass that can be supported before the line breaks

physics- please help! - Elena, Friday, July 20, 2012 at 4:24pm
1 lb =0.454 kg
125 lb= 56.7 kg (max mass)

mg=56.7•9.8 =555.66 N

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