Question 16

16.  A horizontal heavy uniform bar of weight W is supported at its ends by two men. At the instant, one of the man lets go off his end of the rod, the other feels the force on his hand changed to

$$\begin{gathered} \left(1\right) W \left(2\right) \frac{W}{2} \\ \left(3\right) \frac{3W}{4} \left(4\right) \frac{W}{4} \end{gathered}$$