A tree contractor has been hired by a homeowner to remove a damaged tree from a...
A tree contractor has been hired
by a homeowner to remove a damaged tree from a previous storm. The
top of the tree broke off leaving the trunk left in the ground. The
two arborists will remove the tree by attaching a rope near the top
and cutting the base close to the ground. The scenario is shown in
the figure below. If the arborist pulls on the rope with a force of
magnitude F = 38.5 N calculate the...