A solid uniform ball with mass m and diameter d is supported against a vertical frictionless wall by a thin massless wire of length L. a) Find the tension in the wire.

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A solid uniform ball with mass m and diameter d is supported against a vertical frictionless wall by a thin massless wire of length L. a) Find the tension in the wire.

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Let us first derive the expression for the tension.

By Newton's First Law

ΣF = ___

the components of force that makes this so is

ΣF = T___ - ___ = 0

Simplifying this results to

T = ___g/___(ϕ)

Analyzing the figure above, we arrive at

___(ϕ) = sqrt(___2 + ___ ) / ( ___/___ + ___ )

By substitution, we arrive at the following:

T = ___ ( ___ + 2___ ) g / (  ___sqrt ( ___2 + ___ ) )

If the ball has a mass of 45 kg and diameter 32 cm, while the wire has a length of 30 cm. The tension is equal to

T = ___0.370 N

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