Question

A tightrope walker is walking between two buildings holding a pole with length L=17.5 m, and mass mp=19.5 kg. The daredevil grips the pole with each hand a distance d=0.585 m from the center of the pole. A bird of mass mb=525 g lands on the very end of the left‑hand side of the pole.

Assuming the daredevil applies upward forces with the left and right hands in a direction perpendicular to the pole, what magnitude of force Fleft and Fright must the left and right hand exert to counteract the torque of the bird?

Answer 1