1. A 150 kg uniform scaffold is 10.0 m long. It is hanging with two wires, one from each end. A 85 kg man stands 2.50 m from the right end. a)Draw a free body diagram for the system of interest (the scaffold). b)Find the algebraic expression for the tension in the left wire. c)Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the left wire.

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1. A 150 kg uniform scaffold is 10.0 m long. It is hanging with two wires, one from each end. A 85 kg man stands 2.50 m from the right end. a)Draw a free body diagram for the system of interest (the scaffold). b)Find the algebraic expression for the tension in the left wire. c)Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the left wire. 

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