Passage V
A store sign is to be suspended from a 1-meter-long horizontal rod. The rod is supported by a cable at one end and a bracket at the other (see Figure 1).
The sign's weight, W; the angle, 
, between the cable and the rod; and the distance, d, between the centerline of the sign and the wall will each affect the tension, T, in the cable. The cable will break if T exceeds the cable's breaking force, F.
Table 1 lists F, in newtons (N), for stainless steel cable of various diameters. Figure 2 contains graphs of T (in N) versus for various W (in N), where d= 0.50 m. Figure 3 contains graphs of T versus for various d, where W=100N.
27. Based on Figure 2, for d= 0.50 m and θ = 10°, the W at which T = 600 N would most likely be:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is B
Explanation
When the abscissa is 10 in figure 2, the point corresponding to the ordinate T=600 is between the two lines 200 N and 100 N