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Homework Statement A horizontal plank 4.0 m long and having mass 24.0 kg rests on two pivot points, one left at the end and a second one 1.0 m from the right end. What is the magnitude of the force exerted on the plank by the second pivot point? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I'm...

That makes much more sense. I just wasn't thinking about it graphically. Thank you so much man!

I just started learning kinematics in my college physics class and I am pretty thrilled. Question is am I supposed to be making sense of the mathematics in the equations? Because I feel like I'm just regurgitating formulas and I don't really think that's what science is about. For example...