A 32.0 kg child sits on one end of a long uniform beam having a mass of 18.0 kg, and a 40.0 kg child sits on the other end. The beam balances when a fulcrum is placed below the beam a distance 1.20 m from the 32.0 kg child. How long is the beam? A. 1.93 m B. 2.20 m C. 2.07 m D. 1.97 m E. 2.12 m

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A 32.0 kg child sits on one end of a long uniform beam having a mass of 18.0 kg, and a 40.0 kg child sits on the other end. The beam balances when a fulcrum is placed below the beam a distance 1.20 m from the 32.0 kg child. How long is the beam?

 A.

1.93 m

 B.

2.20 m

 C.

2.07 m

 D.

1.97 m

 E.

2.12 m

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