When a wood shelf of mass 5.0 kg is fastened inside a slot in a vertical support as shown in Fig. 9-73, the support exerts a torque on the shelf.
(a) Draw a free-body diagram for the shelf, assuming three vertical forces (two exerted by the support slot €“explain why). Then calculate
(b) The magnitudes of the three forces and
(c) The torque exerted by the support (about the left and of the shelf).

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