Question: A lightweight diving board is supported by two pillars. One is at the end of the board and the other is 3 . 0 5

A lightweight diving board is supported by two pillars. One is at the end of the board and the other is 3.05 m away. A 75-kg person is standing on the board at such a location that the pillar at the end (pillar #1) of the board exerts a 900-N force downward. Determine the following.
(a) distance the person is standing from the end pillar (pillar #1)
Since this is an equilibrium problem, we expect to use the first and second conditions of equilibrium to solve the problem. See if you can write a second condition of equilibrium statement that will allow you to determine the distance the person is standing from the pillar #1 end of the board. m
(b) magnitude of the upward force exerted by the second pillar (pillar #2)

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