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    90-kg painter can climb a 4-m ladder without causing it to slip at its lower end. The top of the 15-kg ladder has a smaller roller at the ground. The mass centre of the painter is directly above his feet.

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    90-kg painter can climb a 4-m ladder without causing it to slip at its lower end. The top of the 15-kg ladder has a smaller roller at the ground. The mass centre of the painter is directly above his feet.

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    How far can a painter climb a ladder without slipping? (S = 2.55 m

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    90-kg painter can climb a 4-m ladder without causing it to slip at its lower end. The top of the 15-kg ladder has a smaller roller at the ground. The mass centre of the painter is directly above his feet.

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    Determine the distance S to which the 90-kg painter can climb without causing the 4-m ladder to slip

    at its lower end a. The top of the 15-kg ladder has a smaller roller, and at the ground the coefficient of static friction is 0.25. The mass centre of the painter is directly above his feet.

    [Ans. S = 2.55 m]

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