A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 7 kg and the second with mass 55 kg. If the first weight is 9 m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
2 Answers
Apr 7, 2018
The distance is
Explanation:
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The mass
The mass
The distance
Taking moments about the fulcrum
The distance is
Apr 7, 2018
Approximately
Explanation:
On a balanced lever, we have the following relationship:
m_1,m_2 are the masses of the two objects
d_1,d_2 are the distances of the two objects from the fulcrum
And so, we got: