A physics student lies on a lightweight plank supported by two scales 2.50m apart to determine the location of his center of mass. The left scale reads 290N and the right scale reads 122N.  Determine the student’s mass  Determine the distance from the student’s head to his center of mass.  Indicate all assumptions you made.

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