To pull a car out of a ditch, one end of the rope POR is tied around a pillar at P and the other end is tied to the car at R. A force of 100N is applied to the Center O of the rope and perpendicular to PR. find the tensions in the rope if the angle POR = 150 degrees
By symmetry, force/2 =Tension*sin75
Tension=50/sin75
To find the tensions in the rope, we need to break down the force applied into its components. Let's start by drawing a diagram of the situation:
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The angle POR is given as 150 degrees. Now, let's resolve the force into its components. The force is applied perpendicular to the rope PR, which means the horizontal component of the force will provide tension along PR, and the vertical component will be canceled out by the weight of the car.
To find the horizontal component of the force, we can use the formula:
Horizontal component = Force * cos(angle)
In this case, the force is 100N and the angle is 150 degrees. So, the horizontal component would be:
Horizontal component = 100N * cos(150 degrees)
Now, let's calculate it:
Horizontal component = 100N * cos(150 degrees)
= 100N * (-0.866) (rounded to three decimal places)
= -86.6N
Since the force is in the negative x-direction, the tension along PR will be in the positive x-direction. Therefore, the tension in the rope at point R will be 86.6N.
To find the tension in the rope at point P, we can use the fact that the rope is in equilibrium. This means that the vertical component of tension at point P should cancel out the weight of the car.
Since the weight of the car is not provided in the question, we would need that information to calculate the vertical tension at point P.
So, the tension in the rope at point R is 86.6N, but we cannot determine the tension at point P without knowing the weight of the car.