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I just want to make sure that I am doing this question correctly and also the answer is 155N.
Moment on left side = Moment on right side.
10kg*10m=100
6kg*4m=24
100+24=124
124/8m= 15.5N
15.5*10m/s 2 gravity = 155N
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