Suppose That a Heavy Person and a Light Person Are

question 36

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a heavy person and a light person are balanced on a teeter-totter made of a plank of wood.Each person now moves in toward the fulcrum a distance of 25 cm.What effect will this have on the balance of the teeter-totter?

• A)The teeter-totter will remain in balance.
• B)The heavy person's end will go down.
• C)The light person's end will go down.
• D)One cannot tell whether either end will rise or fall without knowing the relative mass of the plank.
• E)Only if the plank has significant mass will the light person's end go down.

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