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Thanks pixel

So I think I've got it. It's been a while since I've done a physics problem. So there's a beam (massless), 10 feet long. At each end is a support. A 100 pound weight is 2 feet from the left support (8 feet from the right). The system is in static equilibrium. Call the 100 pound weight F3. The...

Thanks, but I was looking for a more specific 'example'. I'm not a student trying to get an answer for a homework problem... thanks anyway.

Sorry, I meant the beam is 10 meters long...

I'm trying to find some basic physics information. Suppose you have a (massless) beam, supported at two points, 10 feet apart. You have a force (m*g) of 100 Newtons resting on that beam, say 4 meters from the left point (6 meters from the right)... How much force does that exert on each point...