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Homework Statement
A uniform, horizontal beam of length 4 weighs 150 N. It is connected to a wall by a hinge and is held horizontal by a cable of length 5; it holds a 300 N weight at its end away from the wall. The cable and the beam form a 3:4:5 triangle with the wall.
Homework Equations
[tex]\sum_{i=1}^n\textbf{F}_i=m\textbf{a}_i=0[/tex], because the system is not accelerating.
The Attempt at a Solution
The forces acting upon the end of the rod are half of its weight, the hanging weight, and the tension. I've solved for [tex]textbf{T}[\tex] to no avail. What am I doing incorrectly?
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