In Figure P13.2, suppose the mass of object 1 is three times the mass of object 2.

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In Figure P13.2, suppose the mass of object 1 is three times the mass of object 2.

(a) At Earth's surface, what ratio \(r_{1} / r_{2}\) is needed to have the rod stay horizontal?

(b) What is this ratio on the Moon, where the magnitude of the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the magnitude of Earth's gravitational force?

Data from Figure P13.2

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