A wooden stick has a hole drilled through its center, through which a horizontal

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A wooden stick has a hole drilled through its center, through which a horizontal bolt attached it to a mount. The stick is then free to rotate, and it is initially balanced. You have two weights, a 1.000 kg weight and a 0.200 kg weight. You place the 100 weight 0.01 m left of the center; which of the following locations for the 0.200 kg weight will result in the stick remaining balanced?

A) 0.010 m left of center

B) 0.020 m left of center

C) 0.050 m left of center

D) 0.010 m right of center

E) 0.020 m right of center

F) 0.050 m right of center

G) None of the above

Explanation / Answer

balancing torque

M1 L1 = M2L2

L2 = 1*0.01/0.2

L2 = 0.05 m right of center

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