A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #6 kg # and the second with mass #7 kg#. If the first weight is # 5 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Feb 25, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
The load
The distance of the load from the fulcrum is
The effort is
The distance of the effort to the fulcrum is
In a situation of equilibrium, the moments are equal
So,