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The discussion focuses on drawing a Free Body Diagram (FBD) for a scenario involving a person holding two rings at an angle of 85 degrees, with a mass of 70 kg. Participants emphasize the importance of correctly identifying the points of force application in the FBD, specifically where the person's hands meet the rings and where the ropes attach to the ceiling. The FBD is essential for calculating the tension in each rope, which can be derived using equilibrium equations.

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  • Understanding of Free Body Diagrams (FBD)
  • Knowledge of Newton's laws of motion
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A person is holding onto 2 separate rings and each at angle is 85 degrees. find the tension in each rope. The mass of the person is 70kg. so we know the mass of the person, and the angle of ropes, i should be able to figure it out by looking at a FBD but i don't know how the FBD would look. i just need to know what points should be taken as the square (or the dot) in the FBD, the areas where his hands meet the rings or the areas where the rope attaches to the roof


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