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Heavy bar with one end on the ground and the other on a person shoulder: weight the person feels

The same question, asked 2 times: 27 Jan 2024*, 9 Apr 2024. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    27 Jan 2024

    109
    A heavy iron bar of weight 12 kg12\text{ }kg is having its one end on the ground and the other on the shoulder of a man. The rod makes an angle 60∘60^{\circ} with the horizontal, the weight experienced by the man is:

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  2. Question 2

    9 Apr 2024

    16
    A heavy iron bar, of weight WW is having its one end on the ground and the other on the shoulder of a person. The bar makes an angle θ\theta with the horizontal. The weight experienced by the person is:

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