A balanced lever has two weights on it, the first with mass #14 kg # and the second with mass #9 kg#. If the first weight is # 2 m# from the fulcrum, how far is the second weight from the fulcrum?
A moment is the product of force and the distance over which the force acts.
In a balanced lever, both moments are equal to each other, so
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Using the principle of torque balance for a balanced lever, the torque exerted by the first weight (14 kg) equals the torque exerted by the second weight (9 kg).
Torque = force × distance from fulcrum
For the first weight:
Torque1 = (14 kg) × (9.8 m/s^2) × (2 m)
For the second weight:
Torque2 = (9 kg) × (9.8 m/s^2) × (x m)
Setting Torque1 equal to Torque2:
(14 kg) × (9.8 m/s^2) × (2 m) = (9 kg) × (9.8 m/s^2) × (x m)
Solving for x:
(14 kg) × (2 m) = (9 kg) × (x m)
28 kgm = 9 kg * x
x = (28 kgm) / (9 kg)
x ≈ 3.11 m
Therefore, the second weight is approximately 3.11 meters from the fulcrum.
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