Question

A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass `3 kg` and the second with mass `9 kg`. If the first weight is `6 m` from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

Answer 1

`x=2 m`

Explanation:

`cancel(3)*cancel(9.81)*6=cancel(9)*cancel(9.81)*x`

`6=3*x`

`x=6/3`

`x=2 m`