A 49.4 kg man walks to the end of a 34.0 kg, 12.6 m long diving board, that is being supported at two points separated by a distance X = 3.73 m. How big of a force is needed on the far left side, so that the diver can make it to the end of the board? What is the force on the support closer to the center of the board, when the diver is at the end of the board?

A 49.4 kg man walks to the end of a 34.0 kg, 12.6 m long diving board, that is being supported at two points separated by a distance X = 3.73 m. How big of a force is needed on the far left side, so that the diver can make it to the end of the board? What is the force on the support closer to the center of the board, when the diver is at the end of the board?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter8: Rotational Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 90A

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