A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 32kg and the second with mass 24kg. If the first weight is 7m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2017

The distance is =283m

Explanation:

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The masses are

M1=32kg

and

M2=24kg

The distance a=7m

Taking moments about the fulcrum

M1×a=M2×b

32×7=24×b

b=32×724=283m