A spade is modelled as a uniform rod, of mass 2kg and length 90cm, attached to a uniform square lamina, of side 20cm and mass 0.5kg. A gardener holds the spade horizontally with hands 30cm and 60cm from the end of the rod. Find the vertical forces exerted by the gardener's hands. Im stuck on this q, pls help.

A spade is modelled as a uniform rod, of mass 2kg and length 90cm, attached to a uniform square lamina, of side 20cm and mass 0.5kg. A gardener holds the spade horizontally with hands 30cm and 60cm from the end of the rod. Find the vertical forces exerted by the gardener's hands. Im stuck on this q, pls help.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter8: Rotational Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 69A

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