A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #8 kg # and the second with mass #3 kg#. If the first weight is # 2 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Jan 11, 2016
Explanation:
We apply the second condition for static equilibrium which states that the resultant torque (moments) must be zero,
ie.
where
So application in this case yields :