A window washer is standing on a scaffold supported by a vertical rope at each end. The scaffold weighs 300 N and is 4.50 m long. What is the tension in each rope when the 600-N worker stands 1.30 m from one end?

Make use of the situations in this scenario and tell us a story of your own that involves a similar type of static equilibrium. You may use approximate values to solve the problem that you come up with.