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Homework Statement Mountaineers often use a rope to lower themselves down the face of a cliff (this is called rappelling). They do this with their body nearly horizontal and their feet pushing against the cliff . Suppose that an 77.2- kg climber, who is 1.99 m tall and has a center of gravity...

its a backward C the top and perpendicular part is length L and the bottom length X which is what we are looking for in terms of L It looks like ______ <--- L ......| ......| <--- L ......| ________________| ...x...

Homework Statement thin uniform metal rod is bent into three perpendicular segments, two of which have length L . You want to determine what the length of the third segment should be so that the unit will hang with two segments horizontal when it is supported by a hook u <--hook...