A bird sits on a uniform rod suspended from vertical wires P and Q. i
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P a
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not to scale
15.0 cm
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The rod has a weight J’ and is 15.0 & long.
The weight of the bird is 2’ and acts at a distance x from P.
What is the value of x when the tension in P is half the tension in Q?
[1 mark]
A 7.50 cm [=]
B 10.0cm [e]
Cc 13cm fe]
D 15.0cm [e]
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