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27 April, 02:21

A 30.0-kg child sits on one end of a long uniform beam having a mass of 20.0 kg, and a 40.0-kg child sits on the other end. The beam balances when a fulcrum is placed below the beam a distance 1.10 m from the 30.0-kg child. How long is the beam?

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  1. 27 April, 02:49
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    let the length of the beam be "L"

    from the diagram

    AD = length of beam = L

    AC = CD = AD/2 = L/2

    BC = AC - AB = (L/2) - 1.10

    BD = AD - AB = L - 1.10

    m = mass of beam = 20 kg

    m₁ = mass of child on left end = 30 kg

    m₂ = mass of child on right end = 40 kg

    using equilibrium of torque about B

    (m₁ g) (AB) = (mg) (BC) + (m₂ g) (BD)

    30 (1.10) = (20) ((L/2) - 1.10) + (40) (L - 1.10)

    L = 1.98 m
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