Free Response 5 free response questions.  Each problem is wo…

Free Response 5 free response questions.  Each problem is worth seven (7) points.  A total of 35 points is possible on the free response part. Write the solution to each question neatly on your own paper. When you are finished with all five questions, scan/take a picture of all of your work. Then submit this assignment and navigate to the exam 2 free response assignment. Upload your free response questions to this separate assignment WITHIN 15 MINUTES of submitting this assignment. Both sections (MC and FR) must be submitted before midnight. UPLOAD YOUR FREE RESPONSE HERE: /courses/565380/assignments/7045671

A temporary medical-imaging platform is supported by two ver…

A temporary medical-imaging platform is supported by two vertical cables located 4.0 m apart. The platform itself is uniform and has a mass of 200 kg. A 90 kg technician stands 0.50 m from the left cable, and a 160 kg imaging unit is placed 0.50 m from the right cable.Each cable has the same diameter, but an inspector notices that the left cable stretches more than the right cable. The technician concludes:“The left cable must be defective because identical cables should stretch by identical amounts.”Evaluate this conclusion.In your response:Draw a free-body diagram of the platform and all loads.Use force and torque equilibrium to determine which cable carries the greater tension. Exact numerical calculation is optional, but the reasoning must be explicit.Explain why equal cables do not necessarily experience equal tension or equal strain.Describe how cable stress and strain are related to tension, cross-sectional area, length, and Young’s modulus.Explain what additional measurements would be required before concluding that one cable is defective.Predict how moving the imaging unit toward the center would affect:the tension in each cable;the stress in each cable; andthe platform’s stability.