Consider a teeter-totter that is made out of pine, shown below. A pineapple sits on one side of the teeter-totter, a distance 1.38 m from the pivot point, while an apple (non-pine) sits on the other side, a distance of 2.65 m from the pivot. If the pineapple has a mass 125 g, what must the mass of the apple be in order to balance the teeter-totter (i.e. to maintain rotational equilibrium)?

Consider a teeter-totter that is made out of pine, shown below. A pineapple sits on one side of the teeter-totter, a distance 1.38 m from the pivot point, while an apple (non-pine) sits on the other side, a distance of 2.65 m from the pivot. If the pineapple has a mass 125 g, what must the mass of the apple be in order to balance the teeter-totter (i.e. to maintain rotational equilibrium)?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter10: Rotational Motion

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Problem 74P: A stepladder of negligible weight is constructed as shown in Figure P10.73, with AC = BC = ℓ. A...

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