has several objects hung from it.It is supported by a frictionless pivot at one end and a cable of neglegible weight that is attached to a I beam, at a point directly above girder's center at height . Where should the other end of the cable be attached to the girder so that the cable’s tension is minimum (Hint: In evaluating and presenting your answer, don’t forget that the maximum distance of the point of attachment from the pivot is the length of the beam.)?
A heavy horizontal girder of lengthThe answer can be expressed as
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