Assignment:
A uniform circular plate of radius 300 mm and mass 26 kg is supported by three vertical wires that are equally spaced arround its edge . A small 3 kg block E is placed on the plate at D and is then slowly moved along the diameter CD until it reaches C.
a) Plot tension in wires A and C as function of a, where a is the distance of the block from D,
b) Determine the value of a for which the tension in wires A and C is minimum.
