A meter stick is supported by a knife-edge at the 50-cm mark. You hang masses of 0.40 kg and 0.60 kg from the 20-cm and 80-cm marks, respectively. Where should you hang a third mass of 0.30 kg to keep the stick balanced?

Consider a method for measuring the mass of a person’s arm in anatomical studies. The subject lies on her back, extends her relaxed arm to the side and two scales are placed below the arm. One is placed under the elbow and the other under the back of her hand. Construct a problem in which you calculate the mass of the arm and find its center of mass based on the scale readings and the distances of the scales from the shoulder joint. You must include a free body diagram of the arm to direct the analysis. Consider changing the position of the scale under the hand to provide more information, if needed. You may wish to consult references to obtain reasonable mass values.

A sandwich board advertising sign is constructed as shown in Figure 5.39. Its mass is 7.40 kg. Figure 5.39 (a) Calculate the tension in the chain assuming no friction between the legs and the sidewalk.N(b) What force is exerted by each side on the hinge?N (acting horizontally)

A 2.0-m-long rod has a density in kilograms per meter A = a + bx ,where a = 1.0 kg/m, b = 1.0 k9/m², and x is the distance from the left end of the rod. The rod rests horizontally with each end supported by a scale. The force exerted by the left scales is 39.2 N 22.9 N 16.3 N 4.0 N 32.6 N

For a meter stick of mass 147.89 g, it is found that its weight can be balanced by hanging a 183.99 g mass at the 95.00 cm mark.  Where does the center of the weight of the meter stick locate on the meter stick? Enter the number in cm unit.

Two children push on opposite sides of a door during play. Both push horizontally and perpendicular to the door. One child pushes with a force of 12.5 N at a distance of 0.750 m from the hinges, and the second child pushes at a distance of 0.550 m. What force must the second child exert to keep the door from moving? (assume friction is negligible)

A 10 m long board has a mass of 7 kg. The left end of the board is against a wall and it sticks straight out like a boom.  A rope is tied 1 m from the right end of the board and makes a 44 degree angle with the boom. A 25 kg box hangs 3 m from the right end. Find the tension in the rope.

When you lift an object by moving only your forearm, the main lifting muscle in your arm is the biceps. Suppose the mass of a forearm with hand is 1.60 kg. If the biceps is connected to the forearm a distance of 2.1 cm from the elbow, how much force must the biceps exert to hold a 37 N ball at the end of the forearm at distance of 36.0 cm from the elbow, with the forearm parallel to the floor, in Newtons? Use g = 10.0 m/s2.

A horizontal uniform meter stick supported at the 50-cm mark has a mass of 0.50 kg hanging from it at the 20-cm mark and a 0.30 kg mass hanging from it at the 60-cm mark. Determine the position on the meter stick at which one would hang a third mass of 0.60 kg to keep the meter stick balanced.   Question 14 options:   74 cm   65 cm   62 cm   70 cm   86 cm