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Lerok [7]
3 years ago
8

A uniform plank of length 5.0 m and weight 225 N rests horizontally on two supports, with 1.1 m of the plank hanging over the ri

ght support. To what distance x can a person who weighs 522 N walk on the overhanging part of the plank before it just begins to tip?
Physics
1 answer:
lawyer [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

x = 0.6034 m

Explanation:

Given

L = 5 m

Wplank = 225 N

Wman = 522 N

d = 1.1 m

x = ?

We have to take sum of torques about the right support point.  If the board is just about to tip, the normal force from the left support will be going to zero.  So the only torques come from the weight of the plank and the weight of the man.

∑τ = 0  ⇒     τ₁ + τ₂ = 0  

Torque come from the weight of the plank = τ₁

Torque come from the weight of the man = τ₂

⇒  τ₁ = + (5 - 1.1)*(225/5)*((5 - 1.1)/2) - (1.1)*(225/5)*((1.1)/2) = 315 N-m (counterclockwise)

⇒  τ₂ = Wman*x = 522 N*x   (clockwise)

then

τ₁ + τ₂ = (315 N-m) + (- 522 N*x) = 0

⇒  x = 0.6034 m

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