Help with PHYS12 Hw: Beam Hinged at One End, 0.8 kg Rod on Scale

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A user seeks help with a PHYS12 homework problem involving a uniform beam and a block, supported by a rod on a Newton scale. They express difficulty understanding their teacher due to a strong accent and mention that the teacher is a substitute. The user initially attempts to solve the problem but realizes their approach was incorrect. They acknowledge the importance of equilibrium in the system, where total force and torque must equal zero. The user concludes by indicating they may have more questions in the future due to ongoing confusion with the material.
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Hey! I'm new here.. and I desperately need help for some PHYS12 hw.. I hope I'm in the right place. My new teacher has a strong russian accent so I don't understand a single word he ever saids.

A uniform 1.3 kg beam hinged at one end supports a 0.5 kg block. the bean is held level by a vertical 0.8 kg rod resting on a Newton scale at the other end. What is reading on the scale?

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sry there we go.
 
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We need to see your attempt at solving this problem. The system is in equilibrium, which tells you that the total force and total torgue acting on any object in the system is zero.
 
Nvm got it! Pretty much my attempt was totally off. My teacher who's really a sub for our real teacher.. who pretty much ran off to Austrailia gave us teh worksheets and taught the lesson for the worksheets the next class. Anyways my attempt at it was pretty much a blindshot and it dind't hlep that I didn't know what the answer was. Thanks anyways. I'm sure I'll have more questions as my teacher who saids he's a Physics teacher just steals his lesson plans off the internet.

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