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    Finding the Distance of a Balanced Seesaw: A Question in Moments

    Would it be as simple as by using the formula: "Weight = Mass * Gravitational Field Strength"?
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    Finding the Distance of a Balanced Seesaw: A Question in Moments

    Weight is the result of the gravitational attraction pulling an object's mass particles towards the Earth Is that correct?
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    Finding the Distance of a Balanced Seesaw: A Question in Moments

    That's exactly my problem; I have no idea how to find such a weight.
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    Finding the Distance of a Balanced Seesaw: A Question in Moments

    How would I go about solving this problem, then?
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    Finding the Distance of a Balanced Seesaw: A Question in Moments

    Homework Statement "A child and her father are playing on a seesaw. They are exactly balanced when the girl (mass 46 kg) sits at the end of the seesaw, 2.75m from the pivot. If her father weighs 824 N, how far is he from the pivot?" Homework Equations (sum of) clockwise moment(s) = (sum of)...
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