College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 10, Problem 52GP
(a)
To determine
To draw the free body diagram for each rod.
(b)
To determine
The weights of the balls A, B and C and the tensions
(c)
To determine
The horizontal location of the mobiles center of gravity.
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