Question

Show the weight of the ladder and draw the missing Frictional force.

Answer 1

Since there is no friction between the ladder and the wall, there can be no vertical force component. That's the tricky part ;)

So to find the weight, divide the 100N normal force by earths gravitational acceleration, 9.8m/s^2

$W = \frac{N}{g} = \frac{100N}{9.8m/s^{2}} = \frac{100}{9.8} = 10.2kg$


Then;
Draw an arrow at the base of the ladder pointing towards the wall with a value of 30N, to show the frictional force.