A Uniform 1200-N Piece of Medical Apparatus That Is

question 35

Multiple Choice

A uniform 1200-N piece of medical apparatus that is 3.5 m long is suspended horizontally by two vertical wires at its ends. A small but dense 550-N weight is placed on the apparatus 2.0 m from one end, as shown in the figure. What are the tensions, A and B , in the two wires?

• A) A=910 N, B=840 N
• B) A=880 N, B=880 N
• C) A=9000 N, B=8200 N
• D) A=840 N, B=910 N
• E) A=8200 N, B=9000 N

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