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Physics: Post your doubts here!

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You guys asked lots of questions over the last couple of pages and I can't do them all... just tell me which tough ones you want explained as soon as possible.
 
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For equilibrium, clockwise moments=anticlockwise moments
20(0.4)=10(0.6)+100(0.1)
8=16
You can clearly see that there is a lack of moment for clockwise, so the 20N weight must be placed towards the right side of the pivot. Also, there's a lack of 8Nm moment, so the 20N weight must have a moment of 8Nm.
8=20*D
D=8/20=0.4 m
This means that the extra 20N must be placed 0.4 m from the pivot to the right. This position is D
 
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