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katiegerster
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Homework Statement
3. A plank of length L=1.800 m and mass M=7.00 kg is suspended horizontally by a thin cable at one end and to a pivot on a wall at the other end.The cable is attached at a height H=1.50 m above the pivot and the plank's CM is located a distance d=0.700 m from the pivot. Calculate the tension in the cable.
Homework Equations
T=mg
T=ma
T-ma=mg
The Attempt at a Solution
how do you solve for tension with the values given? they don't fit into any equations I have..