Question: Water flows from a large tank into a dish as shown in Fig. P5.54. (a) If at the instant shown the tank and the water

Water flows from a large tank into a dish as shown in Fig. P5.54.

(a) If at the instant shown the tank and the water in it weigh \(W_{1} \mathrm{lb}\), what is the tension, \(T_{1}\), in the cable supporting the tank?

(b) If at the instant shown the dish and the water in it weigh \(W_{2} \mathrm{lb}\), what is the force, \(F_{2}\), needed to support the dish?

Figure P5.54

10 ft -Tank 0.1-ft diameter 12 ft 2 ft Dish

10 ft -Tank 0.1-ft diameter 12 ft 2 ft Dish

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