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.The ladder shown in figure has negligible mass and rests onfrictionless floor. A crossbar connects the two legs of theladder at the centre as shown. The angle between the twolegs is 60- The fat person sitting on the ladder has a massof 80 kg. Find the constant forces exerted by thefloor on each leg and the tension in the crossbar.1m60^° 30imSmooth

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Q. The ladder shown in figure has negligible mass and rests on a frictionless floor. The crossbar connects the two legs of the ladder at the center as shown. The angle between the two legs is

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