A ladder that is 8.6 m long and has mass 60 kg is placed in a nearly

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A ladder that is 8.6 m long and has mass 60 kg is placed in a nearly vertical position against the wall of a building. You stand on a rung with your center of mass at the top of the ladder. Assume that your mass is 80 kg. As you lean back slightly, the ladder begins to rotate about its base away from the wall. Is it better to quickly step off the ladder and drop to the ground or to hold onto the ladder and step off just before the top end hits the ground?

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