- #1
bigsaucy
- 38
- 0
Hello all, just another book problem that i need clarification with. Thanks in advance
1) A window washer works on a plank of mass 20kg suspended by ropes from the roof of the building. The plank is a uniform piece of wook 3.0 meters wide. The window washer has a mass of 75kg and stands 0.5m from the left side of the plank.
Calculate the tensions in the ropes holding up the plank of wood.
My Answer: Tension of rope on left side (Closer to worker) is 661.94N
Tension of rope on right side (further away from worker) is 269.06N
1) A window washer works on a plank of mass 20kg suspended by ropes from the roof of the building. The plank is a uniform piece of wook 3.0 meters wide. The window washer has a mass of 75kg and stands 0.5m from the left side of the plank.
Calculate the tensions in the ropes holding up the plank of wood.
My Answer: Tension of rope on left side (Closer to worker) is 661.94N
Tension of rope on right side (further away from worker) is 269.06N