How Is the Force Calculated in the Hanging Crate Problem?

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The hanging crate problem involves a 230 kg crate suspended by a rope of length 12.0 m, which is pushed horizontally to move 4.00 m. The calculated force F required to maintain equilibrium in this position is 797 N. To determine this, one must analyze the forces acting on the crate, including gravitational force and tension in the rope, using trigonometric relationships to find the angle of inclination and subsequently balance the forces. The total work done on the crate, as well as the work done by gravitational force and the rope's tension, can also be calculated using the appropriate physics formulas.

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A 230 kg crate hangs from the end of a rope of length L = 12.0m. You push horizontally on the crate with a varying force F to move it a distance d = 4.00m to the side.
a) What is the magnitude of F when the crate is in this final position?
During the crate's displacement, what are
b) the total work done on it?
c) the work done by the gravitational force on the crate,
and
d) the work done by the pull on the crate from the rope?

i can't get part a) at all. the only formulas i know are W = (1/2)m(v2 - v02) and W = F * d. how do i find the force?

my books answer is 797 N and i have no idea how they got it.
 
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draw a free body diagram of the crate

if i understand the question correctly, the crate will now be off the ground & the rope inclined, you know the sides of the triangle, find the angle the rope makes with the vertical

now balance all the forces, the vertical force will be equal & opposite to the gravtational force, use your trinagle to find the horizontal force, which will be balanced by the push
 

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