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A uniform pole AB of weight 5w and length 8a is suspended horizontally by tho strings attached to it at C and D where AC=DB=a. A body of weight 9w hangs vertically from the pole at E where ED

=2a.
Calculate the tension in each string.

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Moment about D=0 or,T1*6a-5w*3a-9w*2a=0 T2+T1=5w+9w
A uniform pole AB of weight 5w and length 8a is suspended horizontally by tho strings-example-1
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