A 650-N Billboard Worker Stands on a 4

question 82

Multiple Choice

A 650-N billboard worker stands on a 4.00-m scaffold weighing 600 N and supported by vertical ropes at each end.How far would the worker stand from one of the supporting ropes to produce a tension of 660 N in that rope?

• A)1.78 m
• B)2.00 m
• C)1.90 m
• D)0.06 m
• E)0.93 m

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