An 870 N firefighter, F_ff, stands on a ladder that is 8.00 m long and has a weight of 355 N, F_ladder. The weight of the ladder acts at its center, and the ladder is leaning against a smooth wall at an angle of 50.0° between the ladder and the ground. The firefighter stands at a point 6.30 m from the base of the ladder. The ground is not smooth and exerts a force, F_ground, on the ladder to keep it from slipping. Determine the forces that the wall puts on the ladder, F_wall, and that the ground puts on the ladder, F_ground.

Is a  vector quantity  that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position." imagine a person moving rapidly - one step forward and one step back - always returning to the original starting position. while this might result in a frenzy of activity, it would result in a zero velocity. because the person always returns to the original position, the motion would never result in a change in position. since velocity is defined as the rate at which the position changes, this motion results in zero velocity. if a person in motion wishes to maximize their velocity, then that person must make every effort to maximize the amount that they are displaced from their original position. every step must go into moving that person further from where he or she started. for certain, the person should never change directions and begin to return to the starting position.