Suppose you are designing an outdoor sculpture that consists of an 10 meter long horizontal iron beam supported from below only by the edge of a blue sword and a green sword.  The blue sword is located at 1 meter from one end of the the beam while the green sword is located at 2 meters from the other end. Which sword edge, if either, will have the largest force on it. Explain your reasoning.

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