There are two vertical poles, one of height 100 feet and the other 70 feet, positioned a horizontal distance of 80 feet apart on level ground. A rope of length 100 feet connects the tops of the two poles. A weight, placed on the rope so that it can slide freely along it, is allowed to come to rest.

Find the horizontal distance of the weight from the 100 feet pole and the vertical distance from the ground.

(In reply to method .... by Steven Lord)

If the weight is free to slide on the rope, can there really be a horizontal force applied on the weight from the rope?   I think all you can assume is a constant tension on the rope from the given conditions?

Posted by Kenny M on 2019-06-16 07:47:25