Solution: A pole projects horizontally from the front wall

Chapter 12, Problem 12.41

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A pole projects horizontally from the front wall of a shop.A 6.1-kg sign hangs from the pole at a point 2.2 m from thewall (Fig. 12-68). (a) What is the torque due to this sign calculatedabout the point where the pole meets the wall? (b) If thepole is not to fall off, there must beanother torque exerted to balanceit. What exerts this torque? Use adiagram to show how this torquemust act. (c) Discuss whethercompression, tension, and/or shearplay a role in part (b).

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