A ladder of mass M and length L = 4 m is on a level floor leaning against a vertical wall. The coefficient static friction between the ladder and floor is mus = .6, while the %3D %3D friction between the ladder and the wall is negligible. The ladder is at an angle of 50 degrees above the horizontal. A man of mass 3M starts to climb the ladder. To what distance up the ladder can the man climb before the ladder starts to slip on the floor? Question 11.59 x = O.8 O.5 .2 O.3 96

A ladder of mass M and length L = 4 m is on a level floor leaning against a vertical wall. The coefficient static friction between the ladder and floor is mus = .6, while the %3D %3D friction between the ladder and the wall is negligible. The ladder is at an angle of 50 degrees above the horizontal. A man of mass 3M starts to climb the ladder. To what distance up the ladder can the man climb before the ladder starts to slip on the floor? Question 11.59 x = O.8 O.5 .2 O.3 96

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