Question: * * 2 7 . Bob and Will are at it again, working at a lumberyard holding a heavy uniform board in place so that

**27. Bob and Will are at it again, working at a lumberyard holding a heavy uniform board
in place so that it can be cut. The board is 2 m long and has a mass of 90 kg. It is perched on
a frictionless roller 50 cm from Wills end. Will thinks he is helping by pushing horizontally
on the board with a force of 400 N.
1.5 m
WillBob
0.5 m
a) Draw the beam and add an arrow to it indicating the approximate direction of the
force that Bob must exert on the board to keep it from moving.
b) Find the magnitude of the force that Bob must exert to keep the board from moving.
c) Suppose Bob finally gets fed up and walks away from the job. What force

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