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Two children of mass 15 kg and 35 kg sit balanced on a seesaw with the pivot point located at the center of the seesaw.
If the children are separated by a distance of 3.0 m, at what distance, in meters, from the pivot point is the smaller child sitting in order to maintain the balance?
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