4 A uniform plank is 10 m long and has mass 15 kg . It is placed on horizontal ground at the edge of a vertical river bank, so that 2 m of the plank is projecting over the edge, as shown in the diagram below.
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- A woman of mass 50 kg stands on the part of the plank which projects over the river.
Find the greatest distance from the river bank at which she can safely stand.
- The woman wishes to stand safely at the end of the plank which projects over the river.
Find the minimum mass which she should place on the other end of the plank so that she can do this.
- State how you have used the fact that the plank is uniform in your solution.
- State one other modelling assumption which you have made.