A Non-Uniform Meter Stick Is Found to Balance on a Knife

question 18

Multiple Choice

A non-uniform meter stick is found to balance on a knife edge at the 60-cm mark. Where is the center of gravity of the meter stick?

• A) at the 40-cm mark
• B) at the 45-cm mark
• C) at the 50-cm mark
• D) at the 55-cm mark
• E) at a position not given

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Definitions:

Missing Factor

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A phrase often used in education and testing to describe a task where the respondent must complete or provide missing information.

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The act of merging or bringing things together to form a whole, often used in mathematics to refer to combining like terms or equations.

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