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Homework Statement
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A uniform beam, 5.00 m long with a mass of 2.00 x 103 kg, is held against a wall in the position shown by a hinge and a horizontal steel wire attached to its end.
a) Find the tension in the wire.
b) Find the magnitude of the total force supplied by the hinge.
The Attempt at a Solution
the only forces for the torque is the mass of the beam perpendicular to the beam as well as the tension of the cable
beam torque = mgdcosQ = 2000(9.8)(2.5)(cos20)
tension torque = TxsinQ this is where I am a littel confused because the tension is in the x direction but the torque should be perpindicular to the beam so its confusing me.
2000(9.8)(2.5)(cos20) = TxsinQ...Tx = 135426.28
is this correct
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