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In a museum exhibit, three equal weights are hung with identical wires, as depicted in Figure 5.40. Each wire can support a tension of no more than 75.0 N without breaking. The task involves solving the following problems, starting each part with an appropriate free-body diagram:

(a) What is the maximum value that \( W \) can have without breaking any wires?

(b) Under these conditions, what is the tension in each wire?

**Figure 5.40:**

The diagram shows three weights labeled \( W \) suspended in a vertical line, each connected by identical wires. There are three weights and three sections of wire, with each wire able to support a tension of up to 75.0 N. 

This setup is used to analyze the forces acting on each weight and determine both the maximum possible weight that can be used without breaking the wires, and the tension in each section of wire under these conditions.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Explanation and Diagram Analysis** In a museum exhibit, three equal weights are hung with identical wires, as depicted in Figure 5.40. Each wire can support a tension of no more than 75.0 N without breaking. The task involves solving the following problems, starting each part with an appropriate free-body diagram: (a) What is the maximum value that \( W \) can have without breaking any wires? (b) Under these conditions, what is the tension in each wire? **Figure 5.40:** The diagram shows three weights labeled \( W \) suspended in a vertical line, each connected by identical wires. There are three weights and three sections of wire, with each wire able to support a tension of up to 75.0 N. This setup is used to analyze the forces acting on each weight and determine both the maximum possible weight that can be used without breaking the wires, and the tension in each section of wire under these conditions.
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Given value---

  • maximum tension = 75 N.

We have to find---

  • (a) What is the maximum value that W can be without breaking any wires?
  • (b) Under these conditions, what is the tension in each wire?
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