Draw a Free Body Force Diagram for Tightrope Walker

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The discussion revolves around sketching a free body force diagram for a tightrope walker balanced on a tightrope, exploring the forces acting on the walker and their implications.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are attempting to identify the forces acting on the tightrope walker, including gravitational and tension forces, and questioning the directions of these forces. There is also a focus on understanding the implications of balance in terms of net force.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with some participants expressing uncertainty about the forces involved and others prompting for clarification on the forces and their directions. There is an emphasis on the need for a visual representation to facilitate understanding.

Contextual Notes

One participant mentions difficulty in drawing the diagram and notes the absence of an attachment to illustrate their attempt. There is a suggestion to consider various forces, including those exerted by the Earth, the rope, and the surrounding air.

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Homework Statement


Sketch a free body force diagram for a tightrope walker balanced on a tightrope.
(Use a picture that you made by right clicking the mouse in file explorer. Go to New section and select New bitmap image)

Homework Equations


Maybe W1d1=W0d0
or Newton's Laws of Motions

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried drawing it, but it wasn't successful. (I'm a horrible artist.) Below is a file that I drew:
(Where is the attachment button)
 
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What forces do you have in your diagram, exerted on the tightrope walker?
 
I don't know.:oldconfused:
 
What force makes tightrope walking dangerous?
 
MathWA said:
I don't know.:oldconfused:
You don't know what you drew?

You haven't included an attachment that shows what you drew, so I'm relying on your description.

What are the forces on him/her? Does the Earth exert any force? Does the rope exert any force? Does the air around him/her exert any force? Is there anything else that exerts a force?
What are the directions of any forces exerted on the tightrope walker? Upwards? Downwards? Sideways? Diagonal?
If the tightrope walker is balanced on the tightrope, what does that tell you about the net force on him/her? And does this help you to work out the relative magnitudes and/or directions of any forces acting on him/her?
 

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