Whimsical interior decorating Dr. Aarnio is afraid of heights so she's leaned her ladder against the...

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Whimsical interior decorating Dr. Aarnio is afraid of heights so she's leaned her ladder against the wall and hung a plant from it for decoration (might as well use it for something). The ladder (weighing 381 N) is at an angle of 51 relative to the floor and it's 4.8 m long. The plant, 2.28 kg, is hung 1.2 m up from the base of the ladder. Assume the wall is frictionless but the floor is not; static friction is keeping the ladder from sliding. a) Calculate the normal force of the floor on the foot of the ladder. 403.3668 N b) What is the normal force of the wall on the top of the ladder? 158.795 N c) What is the static friction coefficient between the ladder and the floor? 0.3936 x Whimsical interior decorating Dr. Aarnio is afraid of heights so she's leaned her ladder against the wall and hung a plant from it for decoration (might as well use it for something). The ladder (weighing 381 N) is at an angle of 51 relative to the floor and it's 4.8 m long. The plant, 2.28 kg, is hung 1.2 m up from the base of the ladder. Assume the wall is frictionless but the floor is not; static friction is keeping the ladder from sliding. a) Calculate the normal force of the floor on the foot of the ladder. 403.3668 N b) What is the normal force of the wall on the top of the ladder? 158.795 N c) What is the static friction coefficient between the ladder and the floor? 0.3936 x