I was away from school for a few days and I missed some physicis classes. My teacher gave me some questions to do and I don't really know how to approach them and he didn't give me any answers either. If anyone is currently in Physics or remembers something from it and would like to help please feel free to post.
1. A non-uniform beam with a mass of 85kg has a length of 6.2m and is attached to a wall and supported at an angle of 28 degrees from the wall by a horizontal rope which is attached to the wall above the beam . The tension in the rope is found to be 310N. How far from the pivot point is the center of mass of the beam? The diagram looks like this:
2. A uniform diving board is 4.5m long, it's mass is 45kg. A person with a mass of 75kg stands at the end. Support A holds the board at the other end support B is 1.0m away from support A. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the forces of support A and B exert.
This diagram looks like this: