Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 183: 69

Answer

$2.2Kg$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required mass as follows: $\Sigma F_x=-F+T_1cos30^{\circ}+T_2cos30^{\circ}=0$ $\implies \Sigma F_x=-F+2mgcos30^{\circ}$ (As $T_1=T_2=mg$) This can be rearranged as: $m=\frac{F}{2gcos30^{\circ}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $m=\frac{37}{2(9.81)cos30^{\circ}}$ $m=2.2Kg$
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