3 A pulley is attached to the ceiling at point B by a cable

Last updated: 6/19/2023

3 A pulley is attached to the ceiling at point B by a cable of length 8 m See the diagram A rope of length 54m is attached to the wall at point A 5 m from the ceiling and then runs through a movable pulley on a track along the ceiling The wall is 20 m from point B The rope passes through the two pulleys and is connected to a weight When the weight is released it comes to rests at a point W that maximizes the distance d between the weight and the ceiling The top pulley ends up a position x m from the wall 5m Tope 20 m trope W 8 m Find the location of the pulley and point C i e x and y which result in a maximum distance d Quote your answer as three numbers x y and d