Torque - Diving Board Problem A
Channel: Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska
Date: 2012-05-21

A diving board is 4 m long and the fulcrum is 1.25 m from the bolted end. The board is bolted at left to the cement  with bolts that can withstand 4200 N force. Ignoring the weight and bending of the board, how heavy can the diver be before the bolts give? Straightforward "seesaw" problem for torque.