SOLUTION: If you had a see-saw(teeter-totter) that was 6 feet long and had a person weighting 200 pounds on one end and 100 pounds on the other. Where would the fulcrum need to be so that t
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Question 274121: If you had a see-saw(teeter-totter) that was 6 feet long and had a person weighting 200 pounds on one end and 100 pounds on the other. Where would the fulcrum need to be so that their weight was equal?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
weight times length = weight times length
the fulcrum is 2 ft from the heavier person
200 * 2 = 100 * 4
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