A horizontal board 8.0 m long is used by pirates to make their victims walk the plank.

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A horizontal board 8.0 m long is used by pirates to make their victims walk the plank. A pirate of mass 105 kg stands on the shipboard end of the plank to prevent it from tipping. Find the maximum distance the plank can overhang for a 63-kg victim to be able to walk to the end if

(a) The mass of the plank is negligible, and

(b) The mass of the plank is 25 kg.

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