You are on a pirate ship and being forced to walk the planck. You are standing at the point marked C. The planck is nailed onto the deck at point A, and rests on the support with the distance "x1" (minimum distance) away from A. The center of mass of the uniform planck is located at point B. Your mass is "m" and the mas of the planck is "mp". What is the minimum downward force the nails must exert on the plack to hold it in place?
Please enter the following data to calculate the previous equation: