Frame on 20° Incline: Tension in Wires A & B

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Start date Jan 6, 2009
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A 10-kg steel sphere is suspended from a 15-kg frame sliding down a 20-degree incline, with a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.25. The discussion focuses on calculating the tension in the supporting wires A and B, which are angled at 45 degrees from the frame. Participants are encouraged to share their calculations and insights, with one user offering to provide a picture for clarity. The problem involves applying principles of physics, including forces acting on the frame and sphere. The thread aims to arrive at the correct tensions in the wires under the given conditions.

Jan 6, 2009

jaymar023

A 10-kg steel sphere is suspended from a 15-kg frame which slides down a 20 degree incline. the coefficient of kinetic friction between the frame and incline is 0.25, compute the tension in each of the supporting wires A and B (angled 45 degrees from frame),
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Jan 6, 2009

jaymar023

will give my answers soon

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