A massless rigid board is placed across two bathroom scales


A massless, rigid board is placed across two bathroom scales that are separated by a distance of 1.74 m. A person lies on the board. The scale under his head reads 474 N, and the scale under his feet reads 327 N.

(a) Find the weight of the person.

(b) Locate the center of gravity of the person relative to the scale beneath his head.

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