A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 15kg and the second with mass 5kg. If the first weight is 2m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

1 Answer
Mar 5, 2017

The distance is =6m

Explanation:

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Here, we have

M1=15gN

M2=5gN

a=2m

Taking moments about the fulcrum

M1a=M2b

b=M1M2a

=15g52=6m