Tension & Torque Homework: 60.8 kg Man on 2.7m Scaffold

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A 60.8 kg man stands on a 2.7 m scaffold weighing 17.2 kg, supported by vertical ropes at each end. The man is positioned 0.45 m from the right end of the scaffold. The calculations involve balancing clockwise and anticlockwise torques to find the tension in the right rope, resulting in a value of 481.5 N. The discussion also touches on the need to calculate the tension in the left rope after determining the right one. The user initially struggled with the calculations but later corrected their approach.
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Homework Statement



A man of mass 60.8 kg stands on a scaffold supported by a vertical rope at each end. The scaffold has a mass of 17.2 kg and is 2.7 m long. Suppose the man stands to the right from the middle of the scaffold that is a distance one sixth of the length of the scaffold. What is the tension in the right rope?

Homework Equations



Torque = F r sin(angle to horizontal)
F = m g

The Attempt at a Solution



clockwise torque = anticlockwise torque
(2.7)(17.2) + (60.8)(9.8)(1.8) = F (2.7)
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F = 414.4 N

I even tried it without useing the mass of the board and then placing the force caused by the mass (Fg) at the center, but all these thing didn't work.
We are also asked for the tension in the left rope after the tension in the right rope. But I can't figure out the right one first. Thanks in advance...
 
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I realized my mistake, got it now, thanks anywas.. sorry I posted too soon.

clockwise torque = anticlockwise torque
(1.35)(17.2)(9.8) + (1.8)(60.8)(9.8) = F (2.7)
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F = 481.5
 
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