A uniform ladder, 4.8 m long and weighing 220 N, rests against a smooth vertical wall. By taking moments about lower end of the ladder, which is 1.5 m from the wall, calculate the horizontal reaction of the wall on the ladder. Take the weight of the ladder as acting at its mid-point. Also, find the magnitude and direction of the reaction at the floor. Note: Show a free-body-diagram and all your workings.

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A uniform ladder, 4.8 m long and weighing 220 N, rests against a smooth vertical wall. By taking moments about lower end of the ladder, which is 1.5 m from the wall, calculate the horizontal reaction of the wall on the ladder. Take the weight of the ladder as acting at its mid-point. Also, find the magnitude and direction of the reaction at the floor.
Note: Show a free-body-diagram and all your workings.

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