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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 8, Problem 8P
You hang a light in front of your house using an elaborate system to keep the 12- kg light in static equilibrium (see Figure P8.8). What are the magnitudes of the forces that the ropes must exert on the knot connecting the three ropes if
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