Chapter 12, Problem 44P

A $90- \text{kg}$ man walks on a sawhorse, as shown below. The sawhorse is $2.0 \text{m}$ long and $1.0 \text{m}$ high, and its mass is $25.0 \text{kg}$ . Calculate the normal reaction force on each leg at the contact point with the floor when the man is $0.5 \text{m}$ from the far end of the sawforce. (Hint: At each end, find the total reaction forces first. This reaction force is the vector sum of two reaction forces, each acting along one leg. The normal reaction force at the contact point with the floor is the normal (with respect to the floor) component of this force.)