Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 12, Problem 79GP
A 25-kg object is being lifted by pulling on the ends of a 1.15-mm-diameter nylon cord that goes over two 3.00-m-high poles that are 4.0 m apart, as shown in Fig. 12–90. How high above the floor will the object be when the cord breaks?
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