A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 3kg and the second with mass 27kg. If the first weight is 6m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

1 Answer
Nov 30, 2017

The distance is =23m

Explanation:

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The masses are

M1=27kg

and

M2=3kg

The distance b=6m

Taking moments about the fulcrum

M1×a=M2×b

27×a=3×6

a=3×627=23m