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An object of mass 8 kg is hanging from one end of a uniform rod CD of mass 2 kg and length 1 m pivoted at its end C on a vertical wall as shown in figure. It is supported by a cable AB such that the system is in equilibrium. The tension in the cable is :(Take g = 10 m/s 2 )
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C
Taking torque about point C
x60 =20x50 + 80x 100
3T=100 + 800
=300N
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