How high can a 150N man climb up the ladder before it begin to slip?

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A 30m ladder, weighing 100N, with a center of mass one-third of the way up from the bottom, rests against a smooth wall making an angle of 60degrees with the ground. The coefficient of friction between ground and ladder is 0.4. How high can a 150N man climb up the ladder before it begin to slip?
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