A ladder whose length is 10 m and whose mass is 40 kg rests against a frictionless vertical wall. Its upper end  is a distance of 7.7m above the ground. The center of mass of the ladder is 1/3 of the way up the ladder. The coefficient of static friction  between the ladder and the ground is 0.53. If a carpenter  climbs 85% of the way up the ladder before it starts to slip, find the mass of the carpenter

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 A ladder whose length is 10 m and whose mass is 40 kg rests against a frictionless vertical wall. Its upper end  is a distance of 7.7m above the ground. The center of mass of the ladder is 1/3 of the way up the ladder. The coefficient of static friction  between the ladder and the ground is 0.53. If a carpenter  climbs 85% of the way up the ladder before it starts to slip, find the mass of the carpenter.

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