Question

Your Halloween decorations include a skull that is hung symmetrically by a single string. The skull pulls the string into a v-shape and the angle between the two ends of the string (i.e., the angle of the v) is 127 degrees. The tension of each side of the string is 18.8 N. Determine the weight (in units of newtons) of the skull. To get full points, your solution must include a free body diagram for the skull with forces clearly labeled, a coordinate system, and the net force indicated.

Answer 1

20= 127° Easren] d = 63.50 I w &ty= 2T Cosso - Wao wo 2x18.8x cas 63.5 W= 16.8N