document.write( "Question 1107142: A 66 kg adult sits at one end of a 8.0 m long board. His 25 kg child sits on the other end.
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A 66 kg adult sits at one end of a 8.0 m long board. His 25 kg child sits on the other end.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation::
\n" ); document.write( "66/x = 25/(8-x)
\n" ); document.write( "66*8-66x = 25x
\n" ); document.write( "66*9 = 91x
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6.53 meters from the 25 kg child
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.47m (measured from the adult)
\n" ); document.write( "(b) Find the pivot point if the board is uniform and has a mass of 15 kg.\r
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