A lightweight diving board is supported by two pillars. One is at the end of the board and the other is 1.05 m away. A 75-kg person is standing on the board at such a location that the pillar at the end (pillar #1) of the board exerts a 860-N force downward. Determine the following. (a) distance the person is standing from the end pillar (pillar #1) ______ m (b) magnitude of the upward force exerted by the second pillar (pillar #2) ______ N

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A lightweight diving board is supported by two pillars. One is at the end of the board and the other is 1.05 m away. A 75-kg person is standing on the board at such a location that the pillar at the end (pillar #1) of the board exerts a 860-N force downward. Determine the following.

(a) distance the person is standing from the end pillar (pillar #1)
______ m

(b) magnitude of the upward force exerted by the second pillar (pillar #2)
______ N
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