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A crane has an arm to which is attached a frictionless pulley. A cable passes over the pulley and
supports a load of 10 kN as shown.
frictionless pulley
104N
30
30°
crane arm
load
10 KN
The crane arm exerts a force F on the pulley.
What is the value of F?
C
8.7 KN
10 KN
D
A
17 kN
B
5.0 KN