Question
You decide to hang a new 10-kg flowerpot using the arrangement shown in the figure.
(Figure 1)
Can you use a slanted rope attached from the wall to the end of the beam if that rope breaks when the tension exceeds 170 N? The mass of the beam is not known but it looks light.
(A) The rope will break with this load.
(B) The rope will not break with this load.
(Figure 1)
Can you use a slanted rope attached from the wall to the end of the beam if that rope breaks when the tension exceeds 170 N? The mass of the beam is not known but it looks light.
(A) The rope will break with this load.
(B) The rope will not break with this load.