A painter (mass 72 kg) is walking along a trestle, consisting of a uniform plank (mass 28.5 kg, length 6.000 m) balanced on two sawhorses. Each sawhorse is placed 1.13 m from an end of the plank. A paint bucket (mass 4.02 kg, diameter 24 cm) is placed as close as possible to the right-hand edge of the plank while still having the whole bucket in contact with the plank. (a) How close to the right-hand edge of the plank can the painter walk before tipping the plank and spilling the paint? (b) How close to the left- hand edge can the same painter walk before causing the plank to tip?

A painter (mass 72 kg) is walking along a trestle, consisting of a uniform plank (mass 28.5 kg, length 6.000 m) balanced on two sawhorses. Each sawhorse is placed 1.13 m from an end of the plank. A paint bucket (mass 4.02 kg, diameter 24 cm) is placed as close as possible to the right-hand edge of the plank while still having the whole bucket in contact with the plank. (a) How close to the right-hand edge of the plank can the painter walk before tipping the plank and spilling the paint? (b) How close to the left- hand edge can the same painter walk before causing the plank to tip?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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