Under which of the following conditions can a ladder standing on a rough horizontal floor and leaning against a rough vertical wall be in equilibrium? O A. The weight of the ladder is equal in magnitude to the frictional force the wall exerts on the ladder. В. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the frictional force the wall exerts on the ladder. A ladder in this situation cannot be in equilibrium. D. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the normal force the wall exerts on the ladder. O E. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the weight of the ladder in magnitude and the friction force on the ladder on the floor is equal to force exerted by the wall on the ladder in magnitude.

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Under which of the following conditions can a
ladder standing on a rough horizontal floor
and leaning against a rough vertical wall be in
equilibrium?
А.
The weight of the ladder is equal in
magnitude to the frictional force the
wall exerts on the ladder.
В.
The normal force exerted by the floor
on the ladder equals the frictional
force the wall exerts on the ladder.
A ladder in this situation cannot be in
equilibrium.
OD.
The normal force exerted by the floor
on the ladder equals the normal force
the wall exerts on the ladder.
OE.
The normal force exerted by the floor
on the ladder equals the weight of the
ladder in magnitude and the friction
force on the ladder on the floor is
equal to force exerted by the wall on
the ladder in magnitude.
Transcribed Image Text:Under which of the following conditions can a ladder standing on a rough horizontal floor and leaning against a rough vertical wall be in equilibrium? А. The weight of the ladder is equal in magnitude to the frictional force the wall exerts on the ladder. В. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the frictional force the wall exerts on the ladder. A ladder in this situation cannot be in equilibrium. OD. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the normal force the wall exerts on the ladder. OE. The normal force exerted by the floor on the ladder equals the weight of the ladder in magnitude and the friction force on the ladder on the floor is equal to force exerted by the wall on the ladder in magnitude.
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