Question: A 2 1 8 - 1 6 man is climbing up a ladder to change the garage door sensor . He suddenly stops because the

A 218-16 man is climbing up a ladder to change the garage door sensor. He suddenly stops because the ladder feels as its on the verge of slipping. What is the incline of the ladder \(\theta \) if the coefficient of the static friction between the bottom the ladder pad \( A \) and the ground is \(\mu=.6\). The center of the man is at point G . The weight of the ladder is not important.
I've submitted this question that I made twice already and got 2 different answers. Someone please help.
Forst answer was 75 degrees, second was 38.7
A 2 1 8 - 1 6 man is climbing up a ladder to

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