There is two match officials carry an injured rugby player from a rugby field on a stretcher. The rugby player weighs 95kg and the stretcher is 2.5 m long. One of the stretcher-bearers (bearers A) is able to lift a weigh of 60kg; the other (bearer B) is unsure how much weight he is able to lift.
(a) How much weight must bearer B support?
(b) How far from bearer A must the injured rugby players center of mass be in order for the stretcher-bearers to load without tipping the injured player out?
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4.9 Two match officials carry an injured rugby player from a rugby field on a stretcher. The rugby player weighs 95 kg and the stretcher is 2.5 m long. One of the stretcher bearers (bearer A) able to lift a weight of 60 kg; the other (bearer B) is unsure how much weight he is able to lift.
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