Burl the painter stands in the middle of a staging as shown below. Burl weighs 800 Newtons and the platform weighs 360 Newtons. If Burl stands right in the middle of the platform, how much will the tension be on each rope?
Tension on left rope = unit
Tension on right rope = unit
If Burl moves to the right of the platform so that all of his weight is on the right rope, how much will the tension be in each rope?
Tension on left rope = unit
Tension on right rope = unit