A 7.1 kg watermelon is placed at one end
of a 5.9 m, 244 N scaffolding supported by
two cables. One supporting cable is at the
opposite end of the scaffolding, and the other
is 0.54 m from the watermelon.
How much tension is in the cable at the end
of the scaffolding? The acceleration of gravity
is 9.8 m/s
2
.
Answer in units of N
010 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
How much tension is in the cable closest to
the watermelon?
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