209 BOX. 4. A painter is on a scaffold that hangs by two ropes. The scaffold...

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209 BOX. 4. A painter is on a scaffold that hangs by two ropes. The scaffold weighs 2500 N, and the painter weighs 800 N. The breaking point of each rope is 2100 N. 0 a. 1 m 5 m 6 m If the painter stands in the middle of the scaffold, what are the tensions in the two ropes? b. The painter walks from the center out past the rope at 5 m. How far to the right of that rope can the painter stand without having it break? 209 BOX. 4. A painter is on a scaffold that hangs by two ropes. The scaffold weighs 2500 N, and the painter weighs 800 N. The breaking point of each rope is 2100 N. 0 a. 1 m 5 m 6 m If the painter stands in the middle of the scaffold, what are the tensions in the two ropes? b. The painter walks from the center out past the rope at 5 m. How far to the right of that rope can the painter stand without having it break?

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This problem involves calculating the tension in ropes that support a scaffold and determining how a variable load affects those tensions It is a classic static equilibrium problem where the net force... View the full answer