Homework Help: Mechanics & hydromechanics

Posted by joe on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 7:58pm.

A uniform plank AB of length 4.6 m and weight 508 N is suspended by a vertical rope at each end.A girl of weight 305 N stands in the position 1.6 m from one end.Calculate the tension in the rope at one end using the other end as axis of rotation.

Mechanics & hydromechanics - drwls, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 10:55pm
Hint: the moment about the axis of roation is zero.

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