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A 64 kg student stands on a very light, rigid board that rests on a bathroom scale at each end, as shown in Figure P8.1 . What is the reading on each of the scales?

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QUESTION:

A 64 kg student stands on a very light, rigid board that rests on a bathroom scale at each end, as shown in Figure P8.1 . What is the reading on each of the scales?

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Given that,

The mass of the student is 64 kg.

The length of the bathroom scale is 2 m.

The distance of the student from the left end of scale is 1.5 m.

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