An 800-N billboard worker stands on a 4.0-m scaffold supported by vertical ropes at each end. If the scaffold weighs 500 N and the worker stands 1.0 m from one end, what is the tension in the rope farthest from the worker?
a. 450 N
c. 800 N
b. 500 N
d. 850 N
A
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