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Gauss M.D.
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Homework Statement
See attachment. Find the tension in the string that is keeping this weird contraption together. The left stick has mass m, the right stick has mass 2m. m, θ and L are known quantities.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Tried starting with the right stick since there's less unknowns there. There's five forces acting upon it I think. By, Bx, T, Cy and 2mg.
I got these equilibrium equations:
By + Cy - 2mg = 0
T + Bx = 0
Cy*0.5cosθ - By*0.5cosθ - Bx*0.5sinθ = 0
Not sure where to go from here. Having a REALLY tough time getting an intuition for statics.