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A man weighing 400N climbs up a ladder 5 meters long. The ladder initially rests against a frictionless vertical wall and is at 58° above a rough floor with static friction coefficient of 0.25. determine the location of the man that will cause the ladder to slide down. What is the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the ladder at the floor? FIND: location of man to cause sliding measured along the ladder (in meters)    magnitude of the Net Force on the ladder at the wall (in Newton)    angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the wall (degrees and N-E-W-S))    Magnitude of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(in Newton)    angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(degrees and N-E-W-S))

A man weighing 400N climbs up a ladder 5 meters long. The ladder initially rests against a frictionless vertical wall and is at 58° above a rough floor with static friction coefficient of 0.25. determine the location of the man that will cause the ladder to slide down. What is the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the ladder at the floor? FIND: location of man to cause sliding measured along the ladder (in meters)    magnitude of the Net Force on the ladder at the wall (in Newton)    angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the wall (degrees and N-E-W-S))    Magnitude of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(in Newton)    angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(degrees and N-E-W-S))

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 A man weighing 400N climbs up a ladder 5 meters long. The ladder initially rests against a frictionless vertical wall and is at 58° above a rough floor with static friction coefficient of 0.25. determine the location of the man that will cause the ladder to slide down. What is the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on the ladder at the floor?

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location of man to cause sliding measured along the ladder (in meters) 
 
magnitude of the Net Force on the ladder at the wall (in Newton) 
 
angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the wall (degrees and N-E-W-S)) 
 
Magnitude of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(in Newton) 
 
angle and direction of the Net force on the ladder at the floor(degrees and N-E-W-S)) 
 
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