A uniform ladder of length L and mass m1 rests against a frictionless wall. The ladder makes an angle theta. FInd the horizontal and verticle forces the ground exerts on the base of the ladder when a firefighter of mass m2 is a distance x along the ladder of the bottom.

A uniform ladder of length L and mass m1 rests against a frictionless wall. The ladder makes an angle theta. FInd the horizontal and verticle forces the ground exerts on the base of the ladder when a firefighter of mass m2 is a distance x along the ladder of the bottom.

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FInd the horizontal and verticle forces the ground exerts on the base of the ladder when a firefighter of mass m2 is a distance x along the ladder of the bottom.

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