Rotational Motion/Torque
The question says that "A 60.0kg painter is on a uniform 25 kg scaffold supported from above by ropes. There is a 5.0 kg pail of paint to one side, as shown. How far from the left end of the scaffold should the painter stand such that the right rope has twice as much tension as the left? To confirm your answer, also solve the problem from the right end of the scaffold." The picture shows the first rope being 1 m away from the left edge of the scaffold, then a 4.0 m gap between it and the next rope, which is 1 m away from the right edge of the scaffold. The paint bucket is 1 m to the right of the left rope, so 2 m away from the left edge of the scaffold. (The scaffold is a total of 6 m long)
All I've done so far is set the tensions equal to the sum of the torques - I'm sure where to go from there
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