let the distance of pillar is "r" from one end of the slab
So here net torque must be balance with respect to pillar to be in balanced state
So here we will have

here we know that
mg = 19600 N
Mg = 400,000 N
L = 20 m
from above equation we have



so pillar is at distance 10.098 m from one end of the slab
Well other planets have a gravitational pull that's what keep the planet's orbiting the sun. But the amount of gravity differs by mass.
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Answer:
equation of motion for the mass is x(t) = e^αt ( C1 cos √{α² - ω²} t + C2 sin √{α² - ω²} t )
Explanation:
Given data
mass = 3 slugs = 3 * 32.14 = 96.52 lbs
constant k = 9 lbs/ft
Beta = 6lbs * s/ft
mass is pulled = 1 ft below
to find out
equation of motion for the mass
solution
we know that The mass is pulled 1 ft below so
we will apply here differential equation of free motion i.e
dx²/dt² + 2 α dx/dt + ω² x =0 ........................1
here 2 α = Beta / mass
so 2 α = 6 / 96.52
α = 0.031
α² = 0.000961 ...............2
and
ω² = k/mass
ω² = 9 /96.52
ω² = 0.093 ..................3
we can say that from equation 2 and 3 that α² - ω² = -0.092239
this is less than zero
so differential equation is
x(t) = e^αt ( C1 cos √{α² - ω²} t + C2 sin √{α² - ω²} t )
equation of motion for the mass is x(t) = e^αt ( C1 cos √{α² - ω²} t + C2 sin √{α² - ω²} t )