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I see, so how would I relate that to the tension in the cable? Or does the tension of the cable not matter for this problem? I think that the main problem I'm having is actually figuring out WHICH forces apply to the hinge. My initial attempt at solving this question involved finding the total...

sorry about that, here is a full picture of the diagram and this is all the relevant info it gives me

Homework Statement 8. A 20 kg uniform beam 10m long is attached to a wall with a cable. The cable is attached to the middle of the beam at a 90 degree angle to the beam. A box of mass 5 kg is also suspended from the beam. In addition to this, the beam is attached to the hinge at the bottom...