A child's swing is held up by two massless ropes tied to a tree branch. The distance between the ropes at the top of the swing is less than the distance between the ropes at the bottom, so that the ropes hang 14.01° from the vertical (see the picture). If the tension in each rope is 2.4 N, what is the weight of the swing?

A child's swing is held up by two massless ropes tied to a tree branch. The distance between the ropes at the top of the swing is less than the distance between the ropes at the bottom, so that the ropes hang 14.01° from the vertical (see the picture). If the tension in each rope is 2.4 N, what is the weight of the swing?

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Chapter6: Circular Motion And Other Applications Of Newton's Laws

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Problem 10P: A 40.0-kg child swings in a swing supported by two chains, each 3.00 m long. The tension in each...

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