Question

A child with a mass of 20 kg sits at a distance of 2 m from the pivot point of a seesaw. where should a 16-kg child sit to balance the seesaw g

Answer 1

In the above problem, we need to find mass of the second child, so that the Center of Mass remains at the origin( pivot).

CM= m1r1+m2r2/m1+m2
0= 20*-2+16*r2/20+16
r2= 40/16
r2= +2.5 m