Torque with sign attached to a rod

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Homework Statement


a 54.8 kg uniform square sign, 2.00 m on a side, is hung from a 3.00 m rod of negligible mass. A cable is attached to the end of the rod and to a point on the wall 4.00 m above the point where the rod is fixed to the wall.
Diagram of a wall-mounted rod with a cable and a square dentist sign hanging from its end; the wall vertical distance is 4.00 m, the rod is 3.00 m, the sign is 2.00 m square, and the sign reads H. Perez DENTIST.


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The Attempt at a Solution


Ʃτ=Trsin(θ1) -mg(r)(sin(θ2))=0
cable length=sqrt(4^2 +3^2)=5
r=3
arctan(4/3)=51.3*=θ1
180-(51.3+90)=36.86=θ2
T(3)(sin(53.1)-(54.6)(9.8)(3)sin(90)=0
T=1605/2.389=669N

That's wrong...what am I forgetting to do?
 
Painguy said:

Homework Statement


a 54.8 kg uniform square sign, 2.00 m on a side, is hung from a 3.00 m rod of negligible mass. A cable is attached to the end of the rod and to a point on the wall 4.00 m above the point where the rod is fixed to the wall.
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Homework Equations




The Attempt at a Solution


Ʃτ=Trsin(θ1) -mg(r)(sin(θ2))=0
cable length=sqrt(4^2 +3^2)=5
r=3
arctan(4/3)=51.3*=θ1
180-(51.3+90)=36.86=θ2
T(3)(sin(53.1)-(54.6)(9.8)(3)sin(90)=0
T=1605/2.389=669N

That's wrong...what am I forgetting to do?
What is it you're trying to find ?
 
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  • Diagram of a dentist's sign hung from a vertical wall by a horizontal rod pivoting at a hinge, supported by a diagonal cable from the wall. Labels: 4.00 m (wall height to cable attachment), 2.00 m (sign height), 2.00 m (sign width), 3.00 m (rod length), H. Perez DENTIST on sign.
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Painguy said:
T(3)(sin(53.1)-(54.6)(9.8)(3)sin(90)=0
How far from the wall is the centre of mass of the sign (which weighs 54.8kg, not 54.6)?