A box of mass 5 ?? is placed 1.5 ? at the end of a plank pivoted in the middle. Another box of mass 15 ?? is placed somewhere to balance the system. a. Find the weight of the two crates. [4 marks] b. Find the location of the other box in the balanced system. [3 marks] c. The first box is replaced with a box of weight 17 0 ? at 0.7 ? from the pivot. What is the new location of box two to balance the system?

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A box of mass 5 ?? is placed 1.5 ? at the end of a plank pivoted in the middle. Another
box of mass 15 ?? is placed somewhere to balance the system.
a. Find the weight of the two crates. [4 marks]
b. Find the location of the other box in the balanced system. [3 marks]
c. The first box is replaced with a box of weight 17 0 ? at 0.7 ? from the pivot.
What is the new location of box two to balance the system?

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A box of mass 5 kg is placed 1.5 m at the end of a plank pivoted in the middle. Another
box of mass 15 kg is placed somewhere to balance the system.
a. Find the weight of the two crates. 
b. Find the location of the other box in the balanced system. 
c. The first box is replaced with a box of weight 17 0 N at 0.7 m from the pivot.
What is the new location of box two to balance the system?

 

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