SOLUTION: The lovers at the park are playing on a seesaw. The lady is at one end, 0.78 meters from the fulcrum. if the girls weighs 39.7 kilograms, and the guy weighs 72.9 kilograms, where s

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Question 1114266: The lovers at the park are playing on a seesaw. The lady is at one end, 0.78 meters from the fulcrum. if the girls weighs 39.7 kilograms, and the guy weighs 72.9 kilograms, where should the boy sit so that the seesaw is balanced?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.78*39.7 = x*72.9  is the condition of equilibrium.


x = %280.78%2A39.7%29%2F72.9 is the distance for the boy from the fulcrum.


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