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A seesaw is balanced on a pivot point. If a 20 kg child sits 1 meter from the pivot point, how far from the pivot point should a 40 kg child sit in order to balance the seesaw?​

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Okay, here are the steps to solve this problem:

1) The seesaw is balanced when the sum of moments is 0.

2) The moment created by a force depends on the force and the perpendicular distance from the pivot point.

3) The 20 kg child sits 1 meter from the pivot. So its moment is 20 * 1 = 20 kg*m.

4) We want to find the distance for the 40 kg child to create a moment that balances the 20 kg child's moment.

5) So the moment of the 40 kg child must be 20 kg*m.

6) The moment depends on force and distance. We know the force is 40 kg.

7) So we set: 40 kg * distance = 20 kg*m

8) And solve for the distance: distance = 20 / 40 = 0.5 meters

Therefore, for the seesaw to balance with a 20 kg child 1 meter from the pivot and a 40 kg child on the other side, the 40 kg child should sit 0.5 meters from the pivot point.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

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