A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #4 kg # and the second with mass #1 kg#. If the first weight is # 8 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Jun 3, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
The first weight is
The second weight is
The distance
Taking moments about the fulcrum
The distance is