SOLUTION: Wiley sits at one end of a plank that is 6m long. A weight of 80N is placed at the other end of the plank. The plank is balanced when the pivot is 1.5 m from Wiley. Calculate Wiley

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Question 1064147: Wiley sits at one end of a plank that is 6m long. A weight of 80N is placed at the other end of the plank. The plank is balanced when the pivot is 1.5 m from Wiley. Calculate Wiley's weight in N.
Answer by ikleyn(52752) About Me  (Show Source):
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The lever law:

W*1.5 = 80*(6-1.5).

Find the unknown Wiley weight W from this equation.

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