Question

Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg weight is attached to rope at the midpoint which now no more remains horizontal. The minimum tension required to completely straighten the rope is

Moderate

Solution

$T = F, 2 Tcos θ = mg$
To make rope straight, $θ = 90^{\circ}$

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