A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #9 kg # and the second with mass #4 kg#. If the first weight is # 12 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
1 Answer
Jul 1, 2018
The distance is
Explanation:
The acceleration due to gravity is
The mass
The mass
The distance
Taking moments about the fulcrum
So,