Alternative Exercise 11.102 Part A A uniform meter stick of mass M has an empty

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Alternative Exercise 11.102 Part A A uniform meter stick of mass M has an empty paint can of mass m hanging from one end. The meter stick and the can balance at a point 18.0 cm from the end of the stick where the can is attached When the balanced stick-can system is suspended from a scale, the reading on the scale is 2.94 N Find the mass of the meter stick. ? M- 192 kg Submit My Answers Give Up Incorrect; Try Again; 4 attempts remaining; no points deducted Part B Find the mass of the paint can m= Submit My Answers Give Up Provide Feedback Continue

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Sum torque about the can

M*g*50-2.94*18=0
solve for M

M=2.94*18/(50*g)
M=0.108 kg

Sum forces in the vertical
(M+m)*g=2.94
solve for m
m=0.192 kg

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