In Exercises consider a beam of length L with a fulcrum x feet from one end (see

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In Exercises consider a beam of length L with a fulcrum x feet from one end (see figure). There are objects with weights W1 and W2 placed on opposite ends of the beam. Find x such that the system is in equilibrium.

In order to move a 600-pound rock, a person weighing 200 pounds wants to balance it on a beam that is 5 feet long. 

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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