Suppose we have a 3 N weight that we want to balance against a 5 weight and a beam. which is balanced when no mass are in place. The 5 N weight is placed 20 cm to the right of A) what is the torque produced by 5 N weight?b?how far would we have to place the 3 N weight them the fulcrum to balance the system?

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Suppose we have a 3 N weight that we want to balance against a 5 weight and a beam. which is balanced when no mass are in place. The 5 N weight is placed 20 cm to the right of A) what is the torque produced by 5 N weight?b?how far would we have to place the 3 N weight them the fulcrum to balance the system?

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