Juan and Bettina are carrying a 60-kg block on a 4-m board as shown in Figure. The

Question:

Juan and Bettina are carrying a 60-kg block on a 4-m board as shown in Figure. The mass of the board is 10 kg. Since Juan spends most of his time reading cookbooks, whereas Bettina regularly does push-ups, they place the block 2.5 m from Juan and 1.5 m from Bettina. Find the force in Newton’s exerted by each to carry the block.

- 2.5 m - - 1.5 m-