Concurrent Forces: Help w/ 12.0kg Bucket & 100° Angle

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To determine the tension in the rope segments holding a 12.0kg bucket at a 100° angle, a free-body diagram is essential for visualizing the forces involved. The weight of the bucket creates a downward force that must be balanced by the tension in the rope segments. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding vector components and equilibrium in solving the problem. Resources like Physics Classroom and HyperPhysics provide valuable insights into free-body diagrams and tension calculations. Properly applying these concepts will lead to the correct tension values for each rope segment.

Sep 22, 2005

brandon1

Can I get some help?! The problem reads:

"A boy and girl carry a 12.0kg bucket of water by holding the ends of a rope with the bucket attached at the middle. If there is an angle of 100.0 degrees between the two segments of rope, what is the tension on each part?"

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Sep 22, 2005

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Did you draw a free-body diagram?

Sep 22, 2005

brandon1

What is that?

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http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l2c.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/freeb.html

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