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Suppose a person wishes to lift a large rock with a lever. If the rock has a mass of 250kg and is located 50 cm from the pivot, and the person can put a force of 650N straight down on her end of the lever, what is the minimum distance from the fulcrum she has to be to lift the rock?
A. 0.63 m
B. 1.24 m
C. 1.88 m
D. 2.73 m
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