Answer to Question #326852 in Mechanics | Relativity for Aine

Question

In a singkil dance, two men are carrying a

princess on a bamboo pole that is 5.0 m long and weighs 200N. If the princess weighs 450N and sits 1.5 m on0 right end, how much each man support?

Answer 1

$F=200+450=650~N,$

$F_1=P_1\frac{l_1}2+P_2l_2=150~N,$

$F_2=F-F_1=500~N.$