To get up on the roof, a person (mass 80.0 kg) places a 6.00-m aluminum ladder (mass 20.0 kg) against the house on a concrete pad with the base of the ladder 4.00 m from the house. The ladder rests against a plastic rain gutter, which we can assume to be frictionless. The center of mass of the ladder is 6 m from the bottom. The person is standing 9 m from the bottom. What are the magnitudes of the forces on the ladder at the top and bottom?
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