Author Question: A pair of wires support a heavy painting. Tension in the wires is greater when they are A) ... (Read 138 times)

Tazate · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

A pair of wires support a heavy painting. Tension in the wires is greater when they are

A) vertical.
B) not vertical.
C) the same regardless of the wire orientation.
D) none of the above

Question 2

Suspend your body from a pair of ropes slightly angled from the vertical and the tension in each rope will be

A) equal your weight.
B) half your weight.
C) greater than half your weight.
D) none of these