Tom and Jerry are carrying the dead body of a deer by hanging it from a light rod of length 2.00 m. Tom applies a force of 200.0 N at one end while Jerry applies a force of 180.0 N at the other end. (a) What is the weight of the deer? (b) Where along the rod is its center of gravity located?
(a) Weight of the deer
Consider all vertical forces
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(b) Where along the rod is its center of gravity located?
Consider the figure
Take moment about Tom's end
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