Using a safety factor of 6, determine the...

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Using a safety factor of 6, determine the safe working load of manila line with a breaking stress of 8 tons.

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Using a safety factor of 6, determine the safe working load of manila line with a breaking stress of 8 tons.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Safe Working Load (SWL) vs. Breaking Strength of a line • How to apply a safety factor to reduce breaking strength to SWL • Basic division with whole numbers and rounding of ton values

💭 Think About

• What mathematical operation do you use when you apply a safety factor to a breaking strength: do you multiply or divide? • If the line can theoretically hold 8 tons before breaking, and you want a safety factor of 6, should the safe working load be more than 8 tons or less than 8 tons? • Try computing 8 divided by 6, then compare that value to the answer choices—what is it closest to?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you are using breaking strength ÷ safety factor, not the other way around. • Confirm that your final safe working load is significantly less than the breaking strength. • Check which option most closely matches your calculated value of 8 ÷ 6 in tons.

Question 1 of 27070

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Using a safety factor of 6, determine the safe working load of manila line with a breaking stress of 8 tons.

A

0.75 tons

B

1.25 tons

C

1.33 tons

D

8.00 tons

Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518e79

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518e79

Using a safety factor of 6, determine the safe working load of manila line with a breaking stress of 8 tons.

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Question 1 of 27070

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Using a safety factor of 6, determine the safe working load of manila line with a breaking stress of 8 tons.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Safe Working Load (SWL) vs. Breaking Strength of a line • How to apply a safety factor to reduce breaking strength to SWL • Basic division with whole numbers and rounding of ton values

💭 Think About

• What mathematical operation do you use when you apply a safety factor to a breaking strength: do you multiply or divide? • If the line can theoretically hold 8 tons before breaking, and you want a safety factor of 6, should the safe working load be more than 8 tons or less than 8 tons? • Try computing 8 divided by 6, then compare that value to the answer choices—what is it closest to?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you are using breaking strength ÷ safety factor, not the other way around. • Confirm that your final safe working load is significantly less than the breaking strength. • Check which option most closely matches your calculated value of 8 ÷ 6 in tons.