document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384735>Question 384735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lever 12m long balances weights of 48kg on one end and 24kg on the other end.  Find the lengths of the two arms of the lever. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272354 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272354\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that torque equals force*radius, or mass*radius since gravity on Earth is constant in this case. If x is the distance from the 48 kg mass to the fulcrum, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48x = 24(12 - x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 12 - x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4 m, 12 - x = 8 m\r<BR>\n" );
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