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Two children seat themselves on a seesaw. The one on the left has a weight of 300 N while the one on the right weighs 200 N. The fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw. If the child on the right is not at the end but is 1.50 m from the fulcrum and the seesaw is balanced, what is the torque provided by the weight of the child on the left? (Take ccw as positive.) 300 N-m 450 N-m 150 N-m -300 N-m -450 N-m

Name: two children seat themselves on a seesaw the one on the left has a weight of 300 n while the one on the right weighs 200 n the fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw if the child on the ri 71029
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Description: two children seat themselves on a seesaw the one on the left has a weight of 300 n while the one on the right weighs 200 n the fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw if the child on the ri 71029

          Two children seat themselves on a seesaw. The one on the left has a weight of 300 N while the one on the right weighs 200 N. The fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw. If the child on the right is not at the end but is 1.50 m from the fulcrum and the seesaw is balanced, what is the torque provided by the weight of the child on the left? (Take ccw as positive.)
300 N-m
450 N-m
150 N-m
-300 N-m
-450 N-m

two children seat themselves on a seesaw the one on the left has a weight of 300 n while the one on the right weighs 200 n the fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw if the child on the ri 71029

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Maitreya E

06/13/2022

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We are given that $F_L = 300 N$ and $F_R = 200 N$. Let $d_L$ be the distance of the child on the left from the fulcrum, and $d_R$ be the distance of the child on the right from the fulcrum. We are given that $d_R = 1.50 m$. Since the fulcrum is at the midpoint, Show more…

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Two children seat themselves on a seesaw. The one on the left has a weight of 300 N while the one on the right weighs 200 N. The fulcrum is at the midpoint of the seesaw. If the child on the right is not at the end but is 1.50 m from the fulcrum and the seesaw is balanced, what is the torque provided by the weight of the child on the left? (Take ccw as positive.) 300 N-m 450 N-m 150 N-m -300 N-m -450 N-m