SOLUTION: A 65-kg painter paints a side of a house while standing on a 5.5-m long board which rests on a scaffold as shown in the figure at the right. If the board has a mass of 20 kg, how c

Question 1198561: A 65-kg painter paints a side of a house while standing on a 5.5-m long board which rests on a scaffold as shown in the figure at the right. If the board has a mass of 20 kg, how close to the end can the painter stand without tipping the board over?
Answer by ikleyn(52748) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Without seeing the picture or without an adequate wording description,
this problem can not be solved.

If the problem refers to "the figure at the right", the figure MUST be presented.

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