A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires. The first wire forms a 40⁰ angle with the ceiling. The second wire forms a 50⁰ angle with the ceiling. a. Find the tension in the 2 wires (including magnitude and direction) b. Assuming the wire that forms the 40⁰ angle with the ceiling has a length of 0.3 metres, how far below the ceiling is the decoration suspended?

A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires. The first wire forms a 40⁰ angle with the ceiling. The second wire forms a 50⁰ angle with the ceiling. a. Find the tension in the 2 wires (including magnitude and direction) b. Assuming the wire that forms the 40⁰ angle with the ceiling has a length of 0.3 metres, how far below the ceiling is the decoration suspended?

Name: A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires.
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T06:57:57.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires. The first wire forms a 40⁰ angle with the ceiling. The second wire forms a 50⁰ angle with the ceiling.a. Find the tension in the 2 wires (including magnitude and direction) b. Assu

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter5: Newton's Laws Of Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 74PQ: Starting from rest, a rectangular toy block with mass 300 g slides in 1.30 s all the way across a...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A 8 kg decoration hangs from the ceiling. It is suspended by 2 wires. The first wire forms a 40° angle with the ceiling. The second wire forms a 50° angle with the ceiling. a. Find the tension in the 2 wires (including magnitude and direction) b. Assuming the wire that forms the 40° angle with the ceiling has a length of 0.3 metres, how far below the ceiling is the decoration suspended?
elevator cabs A and B are connected by a short cable and can be pulled upward or lowered by the cable above cab A. Cab A has mass 1700 kg and cab B has mass 1275 kg. A 12.0 kg box of catnip lies on the floor of cab A. The tension in the cable connecting the cabs is 1.92 ✕ 104 N. What is the magnitude of the normal force on the box from the floor? N
Suppose you pull a suitcase with a strap that makes a 60° angle with the horizontal. The magnitude of the force you exert on the suitcase is 40 Ib. a. Find the horizontal and vertical components of the force. b. Is the horizontal component of the force greater if the angle of the strap is 30° instead of 60°? c. Is the vertical component of the force greater if the angle of the strap is 30° instead of 60°? a. Consider the figure (not to scale) to the right. It shows the force vector F along with its horizontal and vertical components, F, and Fy, respectively. Which of the following formulas will correctly evaluate F Fx and Fy? TO O A. F, = F| sin 0 and F, = F| cos 0 O B. F = |F| tan 0 and F, = |F| cot0 O C. F=|F| cos 0 and F, = |F| sin 0 O D. Fy = |F| cot 0 and F, = |F| tan 0
A rope is attached to a box. The box is placed on an inclined plane. The box has a mass of 50 kg. I would like to lower the box downward. I am holding it with a force F equal to 100 N. Ignore friction. The angle θ = 30o A. Does the box move downward or actually stay at rest on the inclined plane? B. Determine the acceleration of the box. C. Friction is present and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2. Determine the new acceleration of the box
A 24 kg box is tied to a 14 kg box with a horizontal rope. The coefficient of friction between the box and the floor is 0.32. You pull the larger box forward with a force of 1.8 x 102 N at an angle of 250 above horizontal. a. Calculate the acceleration of the boxes. b. Calculate the tension in the rope?
1. A telephone pole has three cables pulling as shown from above, with F, (260.0î + 510.0ĵ), F2 = -250.0î , and F3 = –700.0ĵ . a. Find the net force on the telephone pole in component form. b. Find the magnitude and direction of this net force. F,
The vertical component of the acceleration of a sailplane is zero when the air pushes up against its wings with a lift force of 4.00 kN. a. Assume that the only forces on the sailplane are that due to gravity and that due to the air pushing up against its wings. What will be the gravitational force on Earth due to the sailplane? If the force acting is in upward direction, enter a positive value and if the force acting is in downward direction, enter a negative value. (answer in kN) b. If the wing stalls and the upward force decreases to 1.71 kN, what is the acceleration of the sailplane? If the acceleration is upward, enter a positive value and if the acceleration is downward, enter a negative value answer in m/s^2
A rocket sled decelerates at a rate of a =197 m/s^2. Its passenger has a mass of 73.5 kg. a. Calculate the horizontal component of the force the seat exerts against his body. b. Compare his weight by using a ratio. The horizontal component of the forice is how many times his weight. Calculate the magniture and direction of the total force the seat exerts against his body.
A loudspeaker of mass 24.0 kg is suspended a distance of hhh = 2.20 m below the ceiling by two cables that make equal angles with the ceiling. Each cable has a length of lll = 3.30 m Part A What is the tension T in each of the cables? Use 9.80 m/s2 for the magnitude of the free-fall acceleration.
A cardboard box rests on the floor of an elevator. The box has a mass m = 2.75 kg and the elevator has an upward acceleration of a. a. Write an expression for the sum of the forces acting on the box in the y-direction, ΣFy, given that up is the positive y-direction. Your answer should be in terms of FN, m, and g. b. Write an expression for the normal force, FN, that the block experiences in terms of the elevator's acceleration, the block's mass, and the acceleration of gravity. c. If the elevator's acceleration has a magnitude of g in the downward direction, what would the normal force, FN1 be in Newtons? d.If the elevator's acceleration had a magnitude of g in the upward direction, what would the normal force FN2 be in Newtons?
A crate of mass m=66.2 kg is on a horizontal surface. Assume there is no friction between the crate and the surface. Two forces with magnitude F=11.2 N are applied to the crate, as shown. One force is horizontal, and the other makes and angle of φ = 37.4∘ with horizontal, as shown. A. Write an expression for the magnitude of the acceleration of the crate in terms of F, m, and φ. B. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the crate in m/s2?
A teenager of mass m1 = 56 kg pushes backwards against the ground with his foot as he rides his skateboard. This exerts a horizontal force of magnitude F foot = = 18.5 N. The skateboard has m2 = 2.6 kg. a. Write an expression for the magnitude of the horizontal component of force that the ground exerts on the teenagers foot, F ground. b. Write an expression in terms to given quantities for the magnitude of the skateboard acceleration, a , while the teenager is pushing backwards on the ground? c. What is the numerical value of the magnitude of the acceleration, a, in m/s square?