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title: "A horizontal, uniform board of weight 125 N and length 4 m is supported by vertical chains at each end. A person weighing 500 N is sitting on the board. The tension in the right chain is 250 N. How far from the left end of the board is the person sitting?"
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# A horizontal, uniform board of weight 125 N and length 4 m is supported by vertical chains at each end. A person weighing 500 N is sitting on the board. The tension in the right chain is 250 N. How far from the left end of the board is the person sitting?

A horizontal, uniform board of weight 125 N and length 4 m is supported by vertical chains at each end. A person weighing 500 N is sitting on the board. The tension in the right chain is 250 N. How far from the left end of the board is the person sitting?

- **A.** [katex] 0.4 \text{ m} [/katex]
- **B.** [katex] 1.5 \, \text{m}[/katex]
- **C.** [katex] 2 \text{ m}[/katex]
- **D.** [katex] 2.5 \text{ m}[/katex]
- **E.** [katex] 3 \text{ m}[/katex]

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