A 40 kg boy climbs up an 8-meter ladder. The ladder weighs 700-N and rest against a vertical wall in such a way that its bottom end makes 700 with the ground. Calculate the reactions at each end of the ladder.

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A 40 kg boy climbs up an 8-meter ladder. The ladder weighs 700-N and rest against a vertical wall in such a way that its bottom end makes 700 with the ground. Calculate the reactions at each end of the ladder.

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