The towers holding small wind turbines are often raised and lowered for easy servicing of the turbine. Figure P8.16 shows a \(1000 \mathrm{~kg}\) wind turbine mounted on the end of a 24-m-long, \(700 \mathrm{~kg}\) tower that connects to a support column at a pivot. A piston connected \(3.0 \mathrm{~m}\) from the pivot applies the force needed to raise or lower the tower. At the instant shown, the wind turbine is being raised at a very slow, constant speed. What magnitude force is the piston applying?

Figure P8.16

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