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title: "A \\(5\\)-meter long ladder is leaning against a wall, with the bottom of the ladder \\(3\\) meters from the wall. The ladder is uniform and has a mass of \\(20 \\, \\text{kg}\\). A person of mass \\(80 \\, \\text{kg}\\) is standing on the ladder at a distance of \\(4\\) meters from the bottom of the ladder. What is the force exerted by the wall on the ladder?"
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# A \(5\)-meter long ladder is leaning against a wall, with the bottom of the ladder \(3\) meters from the wall. The ladder is uniform and has a mass of \(20 \, \text{kg}\). A person of mass \(80 \, \text{kg}\) is standing on the ladder at a distance of \(4\) meters from the bottom of the ladder. What is the force exerted by the wall on the ladder?

A \(5\)-meter long ladder is leaning against a wall, with the bottom of the ladder \(3\) meters from the wall. The ladder is uniform and has a mass of \(20 \, \text{kg}\). A person of mass \(80 \, \text{kg}\) is standing on the ladder at a distance of \(4\) meters from the bottom of the ladder. What is the force exerted by the wall on the ladder?

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