1.chA uniform 40.0-kg scaffold of length 6 m is supported by two light cables, as shown below. An 80 kgpainter stands 1 m from the left end of the scaffold, and his painting equipment is 1.5 m from theright end. The tension in the left cable is twice that in the right cable.Find1. The tension in the left cable =2. The tension in the right cable =3. The mass of the equipment =N99+NkgThink & Prepare1. If the plank is in equilbrium, torque about any point will be zero. Pick a point about which tocalculate torques.2. Draw all forces and torques.3. Write down the First Condition for Equilibrium symbolically.4. Write down the Second Condition for Equilibrium symbolically.5. How many unknowns are there? How many equations are there?6. How can you solve the equations find the unkowns?

We are given weight of scaffold. We are also given the weight of painter. Since all the system is in…

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