A uniform meter stick is supported by a knife edge at the 50.00 cm mark and has masses od 0.20 kg and 0.50 kg hanging from the 20.00 cm and 85.00 cm marks respectively. Where should a third mass of 0.30 kg be hung to keep the stick balanced?
The torque about the knife edge would be zero for equilibrium
due to the weights of the three masses. Use this to find the
required position as shown below
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