Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Chapter 5, Problem 26SP
The mobile depicted in Fig. 5-17 hangs in equilibrium. It consists of objects held by vertical strings. Object-3 weighs 1.40 N, while each of the identical uniform horizontal bars weighs 0.50 N. Find (a) the weights of objects-1 and -2, and (b) the tension in the upper string.
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