PHYsics 1151
Exam 3
November 14, 2005
1. A lightweight, uniform pole is 6 m long and is attached by a pivot at one end to a wall. The pole is held at an angle of 30° above the horizontal by a horizontal guy wire attached to the pole 4.0 m from the end attached to the wall. A load of 600 N hangs from the upper end of the pole. Find the tension in the guy wire and the components of the force exerted on the pole by the wall.