Apainter stands on a horizontal uniform scaffold hung by its ends from two vertical ropes A and B, 6m apart. The scaffold weighs 200N. The tension in A is 750 N and that in B is 250 N. a. What is the weight of the painter? b. How far from A is he standing?

Apainter stands on a horizontal uniform scaffold hung by its ends from two vertical ropes A and B, 6m apart. The scaffold weighs 200N. The tension in A is 750 N and that in B is 250 N. a. What is the weight of the painter? b. How far from A is he standing?

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