Mininizing tension

A heavy horizontal girder of length L L 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 H H . 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 L L of the beam.)?

The answer can be expressed as p q . H x . L y \dfrac{p}{q}.H^x.L^y

Find p + q + x + y p+q+x+y

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  • p , q p,q are coprime.

  • what could be the case if h L 2 h \leq \dfrac{L}{2}


The answer is 3.

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