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To find: the distance of the person who sits from the center of the seesaw.
Answer to Problem 14SGR
The distance of the person who sits from the center of the seesaw is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The weight of the person is 135 pounds and he is sit 5 ft from the center of a seesaw.
The weight of another person is 108 pounds
Calculation:
The objective is to find the distance of the person who sits from the center of the seesaw.
In an inverse variation, the product of two values remains constant which gives
The unknown value is calculated below.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the distance of the person who sits from the center of the seesaw is
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