A Man of Weight Is Standing on the Second

question 27

Multiple Choice

A man of weight is standing on the second floor and is pulling on a rope to lift a box of weight from the floor below. The rope, which is of negligible weight, has tension in it, but the pull of the rope is insufficient to lift the box off the floor. What is the magnitude of the normal force that the second floor exerts on the man in this situation?

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