How far from the opposite end should the man stand

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A man and a boy carry a canoe 5.75 m longand weighing 373 N. The canoe is heldoverhead in a horizontal position. The boy holds one end of the canoe. How far from the opposite end should the man stand so that the boy exerts a force of only 126 N?

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