A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #7 kg # and the second with mass #4 kg#. If the first weight is # 8 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Dec 8, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
The first mass is
The second mass is
The distance
Taking moments about the fulcrum
Therefore,