A light board that is 10 m long is supported by two sawhorses, one at one end of the board and a second at the midpoint. A 40-N weight is placed between the two sawhorses, 3.0 m from the end and 2.0 m from the center
What magnitude forces do the sawhorses exert on the board?
16 N at the end, 24 N at the midpoint
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A tennis player wants to slam a serve at O so that the ball lands just inside the opposite corner of the court. What should the ratio
be for the initial velocity 
? The time t = 0 is the time when the ball is hit by the racket.
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a.
W/L
b.
L/W
c.
d.
e.
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