Bob and Julie have gone to a park where there is a 5 m, 100 kg see saw (teeter totter), with the fulcrum located at x = 2 m, as shown below. Bob, whose mass is 35 kg, sits at the end on the 'short' side of the see saw (at x = 0), while Julie, whose mass is 20 kg, sits on the end on the 'long' side of the see saw (at x = 3 m). Where should a 30 kg weight be placed, relative to Bob on the x-axis, to make the see saw balance?

Bob and Julie have gone to a park where there is a 5 m, 100 kg see saw (teeter totter), with the fulcrum located at x = 2 m, as shown below. Bob, whose mass is 35 kg, sits at the end on the 'short' side of the see saw (at x = 0), while Julie, whose mass is 20 kg, sits on the end on the 'long' side of the see saw (at x = 3 m). Where should a 30 kg weight be placed, relative to Bob on the x-axis, to make the see saw balance?

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Bob and Julie have gone to a park where there is a 5 m , 100 k g see saw (teeter totter), with the fulcrum located at x = 2 m , as shown below.
Bob, whose mass is 35 k g , sits at the end on the 'short' side of the see saw (at x = 0 ), while Julie, whose mass is 20 k g , sits on the end on the 'long' side of the see saw (at x = 3 m ).
Where should a 30 k g weight be placed, relative to Bob on the x -axis, to make the see saw balance?

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