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A Torque Problem...

     The unfortunate person to the right has slipped off the cliff! Fortunately, the tree limb was within reach and it's providing at least a temporary solution to his problem. 

     Your problem is to determine the magnitude of the torque supplied by the cliff-side to produce equilibrium. 

     Here is some data which might be helpful: 
      person's mass: 80 kg 
      tree limb's mass: 0 kg (it's very dry!) 
      distance between cliff-side and person = 2.5 m 

Hanging from a branch
 

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