Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Forces

Forces — practice question

Fig. 3.1 presents a girl and a boy on a see-saw. The diagram indicates that the girl has weight 300 N and is 2.4 m from the pivot, whereas the boy has weight W and is 1.6 m from the pivot. The see-saw turns about the log.
(a)[2]

Calculate the girl’s moment about the pivot point.

(b)[3]

Calculate the boy’s weight $W$.

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