Question

A 88.6-kg wrecking ball hangs from a uniform heavy-duty chain having a mass of 26.9kg . (Use 9.80m/s2 for the gravitational acceleration at the earth's surface.)

Part A

Find the maximum tension in the chain.

Tmax = N
Part B

Find the minimum tension in the chain.

Tmin = N
Part C

What is the tension at a point three-fourths of the way up from the bottom of the cha

Answer 1

Tension maximum =1131.9 N

Tension minimum =868.28 N

Tension at 3/4= 1065.995 N

Step-by-step explanation:

a)

Given Mass of wrecking ball M1=88.6 Kg

Mass of the chain M2=26.9 Kg

Maximum Tension Tension max=(M1+M2) × (9.8 m/s²)

=(88.6+26.9) × (9.8 m/s²)

=115.5 × 9.8 m/s²

Tension maximum =1131.9 N

b)

Minimum Tension Tension minimum=Mass of the wrecking ball only × 9.8 m/s²

=88.6 × 9.8 m/s²

Tension minimum =868.28 N

c)

Tension at 3/4 from the bottom of the chain =In this part you have to use 75% of the chain so you have to take 3/4 of 26.9

= (3/4 × 26.9)+88.9) × 9.8 m/s²

= (20.175+88.6) × 9.8 m/s²

=(108.775) × 9.8 m/s²

=1065.995 N