The image in the attachment describes the situation of the fishing rod.
Answer: F = 10.8 N
Explanation: The image shows a fishing rod attached to an axis. To stay in equilibrium, Torque must be equal for the force of magnitude 18N and for the unknow force.
Torque (Ï„) is a measure of a force's tendency to cause rotation and, in physics, defined as:
τ = F.r.sin(θ)
F is the force acting on the object;
r is distance between where the torque is measured to where the force is applied;
θ is the angle between F and r;
For the fishing rod:
[tex]\tau_{1} = \tau_{2}[/tex]
[tex]F_{1}.r_{1}.sin(\theta) = F_{2}.r_{2}.sin(\theta)[/tex]
Assuming part (1) is related to unknown force:
[tex]F = \frac{F_{2}.r_{2}.sin(\theta}{r_{1}.sin(\theta) }[/tex]
Replacing the corresponding values:
[tex]F = \frac{18*1.8*sin(30)}{3*sin(30)}[/tex]
[tex]F = \frac{18*1.8}{3}[/tex]
F = 10.8
The fishing line exert on the the rod a force of 10.8N.
