A massless, rigid board is placed across two bathroom scales that are separated by a distance of 1.97 m. A person lies on the board. The scale under his head reads 364 N, and the scale under his feet reads 309 N. (a) Find the weight of the person. (b) Locate the center of gravity of the person relative to the scale beneath his head. (a) Numberi (b) Number i Units Units

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A massless, rigid board is placed across two bathroom scales that are separated by a distance of 1.97 m. A person lies on the board. The
scale under his head reads 364 N, and the scale under his feet reads 309 N. (a) Find the weight of the person. (b) Locate the center of
gravity of the person relative to the scale beneath his head.
(a) Numberi
(b) Number i
Units
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A massless, rigid board is placed across two bathroom scales that are separated by a distance of 1.97 m. A person lies on the board. The scale under his head reads 364 N, and the scale under his feet reads 309 N. (a) Find the weight of the person. (b) Locate the center of gravity of the person relative to the scale beneath his head. (a) Numberi (b) Number i Units Units
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