Answer to Question #274925 in Physics for Dhea

Question

A 64 kg painter is standing 2.25 m distance up a ladder that is 3.0m long. If the ladder makes an angle of 69degrees with the ground, what torque does the painter's weight exert on the ladder?

Answer 1

$$\tau=(64)(2.25)(9.8)\cos{69}=510\ Nm$$