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Sweet thank you so much!

Could you please see if the following is correct? Torque1 = m1*L1 Torque2 = m1*(L2)2/L1 Since L2 is greater than L1, then Torque2 is greater in magnitude than Torque1, and since counterclockwise is positive, there is negative torque.

I've already tried yes, cannot tell, no, no for the four statements... however, the online homework set still says that my answers are incorrect.

Sweet, thanks, could you possibly help determine if my answers to the other statements are right? I gave "yes" to the first statement, cannot tell to the second and no to the fourth... but it is not correct...

here is the attached image that came with the problem.

Homework Statement A beam is supported only at one point, called the pivot point, as shown in the diagram. A block with mass m1 sits at the left end of the beam, a distance L1 from the pivot point. A block with mass m2 sits at the right end of the beam, a distance L2 from the pivot point. L2 >...