A hungry bear weighing 730 N walks out on a beam in an attempt to retrieve a basket of goodies hanging at the end of the beam (see the figure below). The beam is uniform, weighs 200 N, and is 7.00 m long, and it is supported by a wire at an angle of θ = 60.0°. The basket weighs 80.0 N.   (a) If the wire can withstand a maximum tension of 875 N, what is the maximum distance the bear can walk before the wire breaks?

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A hungry bear weighing 730 N walks out on a beam in an attempt to retrieve a basket of goodies hanging at the end of the beam (see the figure below). The beam is uniform, weighs 200 N, and is 7.00 m long, and it is supported by a wire at an angle of θ = 60.0°. The basket weighs 80.0 N.

 

(a) If the wire can withstand a maximum tension of 875 N, what is the maximum distance the bear can walk before the wire breaks?

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