you are on a teeter-totter with a young girl your mass is 90 kg and the girls mass is 15 kg. The child sits as far as possible from the middle at 4 m. Where must you sit to exactly balance her weight?

you are on a teeter-totter with a young girl your mass is 90 kg and the girls mass is 15 kg. The child sits as far as possible from the middle at 4 m. Where must you sit to exactly balance her weight?

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Chapter9: Statics And Torque

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