A heavy iron bar, of weight W is having its one end on the ground and the other on the shoulder of a person. The bar makes an angle with the horizontal. The weight experienced by the person is :
- W
- W
- W2
- W
Answer
(3) W2
Solution
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Weight W acts at the middle; the shoulder pushes up with R. Taking torques about the ground end O (forces at O give no torque):
R L = W L2
R = W2 (independent of )
Answer: (3)