A 60-Kg Man Is One Fourth of the Way Up

question 11

Multiple Choice

A 60-kg man is one fourth of the way up a 10-m ladder that is resting against a smooth,frictionless wall.If the ladder has a mass of 25 kg and it makes an angle of 60° with the ground,find the force of friction of the ground on the foot of the ladder.

• A)1.4E+1 N
• B)1.6E+2 N
• C)2.4E+2 N
• D)2.7E+2 N
• E)​4.2E+3 N

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