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A window washer is standing on a scaffold supported by a vertical rope at each end.. . .?

The scaffold weighs 204 N and is 3.10 m long. What is the force each rope exerts on the scaffold when the 665 N worker stands 1.00 m from one end of the scaffold? N (smaller force) N (larger force)

Answer:

Sum moments left side...(assume worker 1m from left) Right rope = 316.516 Sum vertical.... Left rope = 552.484

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