Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 179: 30

Answer

(a) $0.134N$ (b) $60^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

(a) We can find the required tension as follows: $\Sigma F_y=Tcos\theta-mg=0$ This can be rearranged as: $T=\frac{mg}{cos\theta}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $T=\frac{(0.0136Kg)(9.81m/s^2)}{cos6.44^{\circ}}$ $T=0.134N$ (b) The required angle can be determined as follows: As given that $T=2mg$ We know that $Tcos\theta =mg$ $\implies 2mgcos\theta=mg$ $\implies cos\theta =\frac{1}{2}$ $\theta=cos^{-1}({\frac{1}{2}})=60^{\circ}$
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