Question

Paint can Side view 2.5 m Tie-rod 2.5 m 0.60 m 0.60 m Ladder Figure N5.5 A side view of a folding ladder supportinga bucket of paint o Rollers トーーー1.3 m一一

Figure N5.5 shows a 20-kg bucket of paint on top of a folding ladder that is much lighter. The feet of the ladder have rollers to make it easy to move the ladder around the hard floor. What forces must the tie-rods exert on the ladder to keep the ladder from collapsing?

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