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Using a safety factor of five, determine the safe working load of a line with a breaking strain of 20,000 pounds.

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Using a safety factor of five, determine the safe working load of a line with a breaking strain of 20,000 pounds.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Safe Working Load (SWL) vs breaking strain • How to apply a safety factor to reduce risk • Basic division: breaking strain ÷ safety factor

💭 Think About

• If a line breaks at 20,000 pounds, what does using a safety factor of five mean for everyday allowable load? • Should the safe working load be higher or lower than the breaking strain? By about how much when you divide by five? • Compare 20,000 to each option: which choice is exactly one‑fifth of the breaking strain?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that safe working load is always less than the breaking strain when a safety factor is used. • Make sure you are dividing, not multiplying, by the safety factor of five. • Double‑check your math: 20,000 ÷ 5 = ? and match that number to the closest option.

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