greetings, im doing this question on static equilibrim of a ladder and i have no idea how to do it, can someone please give me some idea and some tricks on how to approach it, also for a steel beem and cable..

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anonymous · Answer

what's the question???  give the question to make it easy for me to answer and for you to understand :)

anonymous · Answer

visit the 8.01 lecture on eqilibriums by prof lewin.it is really good and deals with ladder problem in detail!

anonymous · Answer

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A beam (length L) of negligible mass is hinged at one end to a wall, as shown.
It is supported at the other end, and kept in a horizontal position, by a wire,
which makes an angle θ with the horizontal. A mass m is suspended from
the beam at a distance x from the hinge.
(a) Draw a free body diagram, identifying all the forces on the beam.

(b) Find an expression for the tension T in the wire as a function of x
in terms of the symbols shown on the figure.