Cable Tension Needed to Support Platform

distance of object from left (m):

cable

6.5

person

4

mass of person (kg)

62

A woman is standing on a platform attached on the left and supported by a cable on the right. Use sliders to change the distances from the left of the woman and the cable. Set the mass of the woman with a slider. A moment balance is done to determine the tension force in the cable that keeps the platform from rotating.