A man of mass 64.8 kg stands on a scaffold supported by a vertical rope at each end. The scaffold has a mass of 16.8 kg and is 3.9 m long. Suppose the man stands to the right from the middle of the scaffold that is a distance one sixth of the length of the scaffold. What is the tension in the right rope?

Answer 1

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