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A painter is standing on the ladder (mass 40 kg and length 2.5 m) in Figure P8.30. There...

A painter is standing on the ladder (mass 40 kg and length 2.5 m) in Figure P8.30. There is friction between the bottom of the ladder and the floor with but there is no friction between the ladder and the wall. The painter has mass 70 kg and is standing a distance of 0.60 m from the top. (a) Make a sketch showing all the forces on the ladder. Be sure to show where each force acts. (b) Express the conditions for translational and rotational equilibrium for the ladder. (c) If use the results from part (b) and determine whether or not this ladder will slip.

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