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While on a camping trip, you would like to carry water from the lake to your cam

ID: 1494400 • Letter: W

Question

While on a camping trip, you would like to carry water from the lake to your campsite. You have two non- identical buckets which you attach to a 1.11 m long rod. Since the buckets are not identical, you find that the rod balances about à point 2.71 cm from its midpoint, as shown below. The weight of the rod and empty buckets are negligible compared to the weight of the water. Which bucket holds more water? O bucket 2 2.71 cm they hold the same amount of water O bucket1 in the blank: The heavier bucket contains ter than the lighter bucket. % more Number

Explanation / Answer

bucket 1

b)

m2 x 0.5821 = m1 (0.5279)

1.1026 = m1/m2

m1-m2/m2 = 0.1026

answer = 10.26 percentage