A library ladder of length L rolls on wheels as shown in Figure P8.42. The two legs
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A library ladder of length L rolls on wheels as shown in Figure P8.42. The two legs of the ladder freely pivot at the hinge at the top. The legs are kept from splaying apart by a light- weight chain that is attached halfway up the ladder. If the ladder weighs 200 N, and the angle between each leg and the vertical is 25°, what is the tension in the chain?
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College Physics A Strategic Approach
ISBN: 9780321595492
2nd Edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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