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A 6.5 m long ladder rests against a vertical wall reaching a height of 6.0 m. A 60 kg man stands halfway up the ladder.
(a) Find the torque of the force exerted by the man on the ladder about the upper end of the ladder.
(b) Assuming the weight of the ladder to be negligible as compared to the man and assuming the wall to be smooth. find the force exerted by the ground on the ladder.

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Solution

m=60 kg, ladder length =6.5 m, height of the wall =6 m
Therefore torque due to the weight of the body
a) τ=600×6.5/2sinθ=i
τ=600×6.5/2×[1(6/6.5)2]
τ=735 Nm.
b) R2=mg=60×9.8
R1=μR26.5R1cosθ=60gsinθ×6.5/2
R1=60 gtanθ=60 g×(2.5/12) [because tanθ=2.5/6]
R1=(25/2)g=122.5 N

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