A house painter is standing on a uniform, horizontal platform thatis held in equilibrium by two cables attached to supports on the roof. The painter has a mass of 75 kg and the mass of theplatform is 20.0 kg. The distance from the left end of theplatform to where the painter is standing is d=2.0 m and thetotal length of the platform is 5.0 m.
a) How large is theforce exerted by the left-hand cable on the platform?
b) How large is the force exerted by the right-hand cable?