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A fulcrum is placed at the 55 cm position of a 100 cm (1 meter) stick with a mass of 18 kg. a 10 kg mass is placed at 70 cm position. where must a 5 kg mass be placed so that the net torque is zero? (assume the mass of the meter stick is uniformly distributed)
Use the rotational equilibrium of stick about the fulcrum to find the position of the 5 kg mass on the stick as shown below.