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Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun’s chair. His weight is 500 N, and...

Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun’s chair. His weight is 500 N, and the rope, unknown to him, has a breaking point of 300 N. Why doesn’t the rope break when he is supported as shown below? One day, Harry was painting near a flag- pole, and, for a change, he tied the free end of the rope to the flagpole instead of to his chair, as shown to the right. Why did Harry end up taking his vacation early?

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