A hungry 700 N bear walks out on a beam in an attempt to retrieve some \"goodies

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A hungry 700 N bear walks out on a beam in an attempt to retrieve some "goodies" hanging at the end (Fig. P8.20). The beam is uniform, weighs 150 N, and is 6.00 m long; the goodies weigh 85.0 N. Figure P8.20 (a) Draw a free-body diagram of the beam. (Do this on paper. Your instructor may ask you to turn in this sketch.) (b) When the bear is at x = 1 m, find the tension in the wire and the components of the reaction force at the hinge. N (tension) N (horizontal reaction) N (vertical reaction) (c) If the wire can withstand a maximum tension of 900 N, what is the maximum distance the bear can walk before the wire breaks? m

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