A Girl Weighing 450

question 25

Short Answer

A girl weighing 450. N sits on one end of a seesaw that is 3.0 m long and is pivoted 1.3 m from the girl. If the seesaw is just balanced when a boy sits at the opposite end, what is his weight?
Neglect the weight of the seesaw.

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