A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 4 kg and the second with mass 1 kg. If the first weight is 8 m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Jun 3, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
The first weight is
The second weight is
The distance
Taking moments about the fulcrum
The distance is