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A person wants to use a lever to lift a dumpster weighing 5710 N. The lever is arranged so that it is approximately horizontal

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A person wants to use a lever to lift a dumpster weighing 5710 N. The lever is arranged so that it is approximately horizontal and makes contact below the dumpster's center of mass at a distance of 0.42 m from the lever's pivot. i. About how much torque will the dumpster exert on the lever? The person is positioned 2.50 m away from the pivot on the other side of the lever. ii. With what approximate force must the person push down on the lever in order to lift the dumpster?

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