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jonny17
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I am having trouble getting to grips with moments and couples and i have got stuck on the following question:
"A uniform horizontal rod AB is 120cm long and weighs 250N. It is supported by two veritcal wires, one 10cm from A and the other 20cm from B. Loads of 100N and 350N hang from the rod at distances of 50cm and 100cm respectively from A. Calculate the tension in each wire"
I'm not quite sure what 'tension' means exactly but I am guessing that I have to use the formula (force x distance) to somehow work the problem out. Initially, can one can say that the tension from the weight of the rod in each wire is the (distance from centre of mass that wire is attached x 250N) which would mean that the tension in the first wire is equal to (0.5m x 250N) as the wire is attached 50cm from the centre of mass. Therefore the tension from the weight of the rod in the other wire is equal to (0.4m x 250N). However it is at this point that i get stuck! If any of the above is wrong please tell me and if anyone could give me an idea where to go, that would be great.
Jon
"A uniform horizontal rod AB is 120cm long and weighs 250N. It is supported by two veritcal wires, one 10cm from A and the other 20cm from B. Loads of 100N and 350N hang from the rod at distances of 50cm and 100cm respectively from A. Calculate the tension in each wire"
I'm not quite sure what 'tension' means exactly but I am guessing that I have to use the formula (force x distance) to somehow work the problem out. Initially, can one can say that the tension from the weight of the rod in each wire is the (distance from centre of mass that wire is attached x 250N) which would mean that the tension in the first wire is equal to (0.5m x 250N) as the wire is attached 50cm from the centre of mass. Therefore the tension from the weight of the rod in the other wire is equal to (0.4m x 250N). However it is at this point that i get stuck! If any of the above is wrong please tell me and if anyone could give me an idea where to go, that would be great.
Jon