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5. (10 points) You want to hang a 10 kg sign by using a pivot to attach the base of
a 5.0 kg beam to a wall (see figure). You then attach a cable to the beam and
to the wall in such a wall that the cable and beam are perpendicular to each
other. The beam is 2.0 m long and makes an angle of 37 with the vertical. You
hang the sign from the end of the beam attached to the cable.
a) (5 points) What must be the minimum tensile strength (minimum amount
of tension it can sustain) if it is not to snap?
b) (5 points) Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the force
exerted by the pivot on the beam.
6. (10 points) A uniform rod of mass and length lies along and -axis with its center at
the origin. A ball of mass is located at position on the -axis.
a) (4 points) Write an expression for the gravitational potential energy of the ball and a small
element of the rod located at position .
b) (4 points) Integrate your expression over the length of the rod to determine an expression
for the potential energy of the system for > /2.
c) (2 points) Calculate the force on the ball as a function of its position, , along the -axis.
Hint: You may find the expression = /, usefull.