A 200-kg robotic arm at an assembly plant is extended horizontally (see figure below). The massless support rope attached at point B makes an angle of 12.0° with the horizontal, and the center of mass of the arm is at point C. (Assume that L1 = 1.42 m and L2 = 2.62 m.) (a) What is the tension in the support rope? (b) What are the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the hinge A on the robotic arm to keep the arm in the horizontal position? magnitude = _____ N direction = _______° counterclockwise from the +x axis

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A 200-kg robotic arm at an assembly plant is extended horizontally (see figure below). The massless support rope attached at point B makes an angle of 12.0° with the horizontal, and the center of mass of the arm is at point C. (Assume that L1 = 1.42 m and L2 = 2.62 m.)

(a) What is the tension in the support rope?

(b) What are the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the hinge A on the robotic arm to keep the arm in the horizontal position?
magnitude = _____ N
direction =  _______° counterclockwise from the +x axis

A 200-kg robotic arm at an assembly plant is extended horizontally (see figure below). The massless support rope attached at point B makes an angle of 12.0° with the
horizontal, and the center of mass of the arm is at point C. (Assume that L1
= 1.42 m and L2 = 2.62 m.)
A
В
C
(a) What is the tension in the support rope?
N
(b) What are the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the hinge A on the robotic arm to keep the arm in the horizontal position?
magnitude
N
direction
° counterclockwise from the +x axis
Transcribed Image Text:A 200-kg robotic arm at an assembly plant is extended horizontally (see figure below). The massless support rope attached at point B makes an angle of 12.0° with the horizontal, and the center of mass of the arm is at point C. (Assume that L1 = 1.42 m and L2 = 2.62 m.) A В C (a) What is the tension in the support rope? N (b) What are the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the hinge A on the robotic arm to keep the arm in the horizontal position? magnitude N direction ° counterclockwise from the +x axis
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