Consider a 80 kg man and his 20 kg son balancing on a seesaw, which is a uniform board 2 m long and pivoted exactly at its center. If the boy sits at the end of the seesaw, how far from the center on the other side should the father sit? [Type the ANSWER below in proper STEPS]

Consider a 80 kg man and his 20 kg son balancing on a seesaw, which is a uniform board 2 m long and pivoted exactly at its center. If the boy sits at the end of the seesaw, how far from the center on the other side should the father sit? [Type the ANSWER below in proper STEPS]

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