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The masses of two children sitting at ends A and B of a seesaw are 38 kg and 29 kg, respectively. Determine where a third child should sit so that the resultant of the weights of the three children will pass through C if she has a mass of (a) 27 kg, (b) 24 kg.

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          The masses of two children sitting at ends A and B of a seesaw are 38 kg and 29 kg, respectively. Determine where a third child should sit so that the resultant of the weights of the three children will pass through C if she has a mass of (a) 27 kg, (b) 24 kg.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Sahil Kumar

08/27/2022

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We need to find the position of a third child on a seesaw so that the seesaw remains balanced. The seesaw is balanced if the moments (or torques) about any point (in this case, point C) caused by the weights of the children are equal on both sides. Show more…

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The masses of two children sitting at ends A and B of a seesaw are 38 kg and 29 kg, respectively. Determine where a third child should sit so that the resultant of the weights of the three children will pass through C if she has a mass of (a) 27 kg, (b) 24 kg.