Question

3. A scaffolding is set up below. The length of the scaffold is 10 ft long and weighs 150 ibs massless physics ropes are placed at the ends, the left crate weighs 200 lbs and the center of mass is 4 ft from the center while the right crate weighs 300 lbs and its center of mass is 1 meters from the center. a) Draw vectors for each force acting on the system. b) Setup the force and torque equillbrium equations for the system symbolically! Use the picture to define variables. c) Solve for the tension for each rope.

Answer 1