A 3.00-m-long ladder, weighing 200 N, rests against a smooth vertical wall with its base on a horizontal rough floor, a distance of 1.00 m away from the wall

If the center of mass of the ladder is 1.20 m from its base, what frictional force must the floor exert on the base of the ladder in order for the ladder to be in static equilibrium?
A) 93.3 N
B) 130 N
C) 28.3 N
D) 102 N
E) 150 N


C

Physics & Space Science

You might also like to view...

A cube of polymer that is 0.05 m on each side is to be held in place with a clamp. The clamp is designed to compress the 0.05-m-thick polymer by a constant amount of 0.0001 m to provide the clamping force. The maximum clamping force that is allowable is 1×104 N. To keep the polymer block securely clamped, the clamping force cannot fall below 0.5×104 N for one year, which is the expected life for this device. Assume that this polymer behaves as a Maxwell solid and that the viscous component is Newtonian.

(a) What is the maximum possible elastic modulus in the polymer that will result in the maximum allowable clamping force? (b) Assuming that a polymer is selected that has the highest allowable elastic modulus, what is the minimum allowable viscosity?

Physics & Space Science

Define absorption lines

What will be an ideal response?

Physics & Space Science

No matter where you live on Earth, the Sun always rises and sets each day

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Physics & Space Science

Starting from one oasis, a camel walks 25 km in a direction 30° south of west and then walks 30 km toward the north to a second oasis. What is the direction from the first oasis to the second oasis?

a. 21° N of W b. 39° W of N c. 69° N of W d. 51° W of N e. 42° W of N

Physics & Space Science