(II) A 75-kg adult sits at one end of a 9.0-m-long board.

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(II) A 75-kg adult sits at one end of a 9.0-m-long board. His 25-kg child sits on the other end. (a) inhere should the pivot be placed so that the board is balanced, ignoring the board’s mass? (b) Fine the pivot point if the board is uniform and has a mass of 15 kg.

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QUESTION:

(II) A 75-kg adult sits at one end of a 9.0-m-long board. His 25-kg child sits on the other end. (a) inhere should the pivot be placed so that the board is balanced, ignoring the board’s mass? (b) Fine the pivot point if the board is uniform and has a mass of 15 kg.

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a)

We are going to find where we must place the support in order for the board to stay horizontally in equilibrium as in the figure. In this part of the question, the board mass is neglected.

If the road is in equilibrium as in the figure, we can write the second condition of equilibrium.

The support must be 2,25m away from the man.

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