Question: A pole projects horizontally from the front wall of a shop. A 5.1-kg sign hangs from the pole at a point 2.2m from the wall

A pole projects horizontally from the front wall of a shop. A 5.1-kg sign hangs from the pole at a point 2.2m from the wall (Fig 9-68).
(a) What is the torque due to this sign calculated about the point where the pole meets the wall?
(b) If the pole is not to fall off, there must be another torque exerted to balance it. What exerts this torque? Use a diagram to show how this torque must act.
(c) Discuss whether compression, tension, and/or shear play a role in part (b).


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