A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass 9 kg and the second with mass 72 kg. If the first weight is 16 m from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?

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ali ergin
Feb 7, 2016

y=2m

Explanation:

F_1*x=F_2*y
cancel(9)*16=cancel(72)*y
cancel(16)=cancel(8)*y
y=2m

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