You’ve come so far with your analysis that I really want to give you the “real way” to solve these types of problems. Normally, this method isn’t introduced to you until your second year in college, and that’s only if you’re an engineer taking Statics and Dynamics classes (the next level after this course).
Here’s a step-by-step method that really puts all the pieces we’ve been working on all together into one:
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