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a uniform rule balance on a knife edge at the 55cm mark when a mass of 40g is hung from the 95cm mark. find the weight of the ru

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BigorU [14]2 years ago

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Answer:

W = 3.1 N

Explanation:

moments about any convenient point will sum to zero.

I choose summing about the knife edge mark and will assume the ruler of weight W is of uniform construction.

I will assume the ruler weight makes a positive moment

W[55 - 50) - 0.040(9.8)[ 95 - 55] = 0

5W = 15.68

W = 3.136

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