Question

A horizontal uniform meter stick is supported at the 50.0 cm mark. It has a mass of 0.52 kg, hanging from it at the 20.0 cm mark and a mass of 0.31 kg mass hanging from the 60.0 cm mark. Determine the position on the meter stick, at which one would hang a third mass of 0.61 kg, to keep the meter stick in balance. Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Answer: 70.5 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The position on the meter stick, at which one would hang a third mass of 0.61 kg, to keep the meter stick in balance will be at the side of 0.31kg.

You will use the moment techniques.

That is,

Sum of the clockwise moment = sum of anticlockwise moments

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