2. The 12 m. ladder weighing 37 kg is resting on a horizontal floor at A and on the wall at B making an angle of 60° from the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 0.30. Determine the distance "x" to which the 75 kg man can climb on the ladder without causing the ladder to slip at its lower end A. 15, kg 12m 37kg Na 30 60 Na
2. The 12 m. ladder weighing 37 kg is resting on a horizontal floor at A and on the wall at B making an angle of 60° from the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 0.30. Determine the distance "x" to which the 75 kg man can climb on the ladder without causing the ladder to slip at its lower end A. 15, kg 12m 37kg Na 30 60 Na
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Transcribed Image Text:2. The 12 m. ladder weighing 37 kg is resting on a horizontal floor at A
and on the wall at B making an angle of 60° from the horizontal. The
coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 0.30.
Determine the distance "x" to which the 75 kg man can climb on the
ladder without causing the ladder to slip at its lower end A.
15, kg
12m
37kg
Na
30
60
NA
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