PhysicsLAB: Test Scenario: Experimental Mass of a Suspended Mass

Refer to the following information for the next five questions.

A student completed our lab on static equilibrium for a suspended mass provided the following table on his lab report.

(a) Complete the fifth row of missing data.

(b) Draw a free body diagram of the suspended mass.

Write the vertical equation of equilibrium for the suspended mass.

(c) Based on the equation of the trend line displayed on the graph of Tension vs csc(θ) shown below, what was the mass of the suspended object?

(d) If the maximum tension that the string can withstand is 10.0 newtons, what maximum mass could be supported when the distance between the clamps is set at 95 cm?