document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=636731>Question 636731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rod has a weight of 45 pounds attached to one end, a weight of 65 pounds to the other. It balances at a point 8 inches from the middle. How long is it?  (Assume that the rod itself is weightless.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It balances at a point 8 inches from the middle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the 45 lb is at (x+8)\" & 65 lb is at (x-8)\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 45(x+8)=65(x-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x(65-45)=8*(65+45)=8*110=880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=880/20=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the length of the rod is 2*44=88\" ans </SPAN>\n" );
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