A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 24 kg and the second with mass 48 kg. If the first weight is 4 m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

1 Answer
Mar 29, 2017

The distance is =2m

Explanation:

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M_2=24g N

b=4m

M_1=48gN

Taking moments about the fulcrum

M_1*a=M_2*b

48g*a=24g*4

b=(24g*4)/(48g)

=2m