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A uniform plank of length 5.3 m and weight 218 N rests horizontally on two supports, with 1.1 m of the plank hanging over the right support (see the drawing). To what distance x can a person who weighs 446 N walk on the overhanging part of the plank before it just begins to tip?

2007-11-27 04:44:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Sum torques about the right support
218*(5.3/2-1.1)-x*446=0
solve for x
0.7576 m from the right support
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2007-11-27 09:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by odu83 7 · 0 0

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