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The diagram shows a 7.0 meter log leaning on a rock. The wieght of the log is 780 Newton's. A 200 Newton boy walks up the log from the point where is touches the ground. He finds that he can only walk 5.0 meters up the log before it starts to tip over the rock WHrer is the center of gravity of the log located?

 

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The net momentum about the tip is,

[(780)(3– x)cos(25)]=[(200)(2)cos(25)]
x= 2.487 m
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