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Given information

We are given that:-

Weight of the beam, .

Length of the beam is

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

For the extreme case of the beam being ready to tip, there would be no normal force at point from the support.

Use the free-body diagram to write the equation of rotational equilibrium under that condition to find the weight of the person with

 

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