To balance the meter rule, the clockwise moment caused by the 70 kg mass at point A must be equal to the anticlockwise moment caused by the weight of the meter rule itself at point B.
Let x be the mass of the meter rule in kg.
Clockwise moment = anticlockwise moment
70 kg * 40 cm = x kg * 60 cm
2800 kg.cm = 60x kg.cm
x = 2800/60
x = 46.67 kg
Therefore, the mass of the meter rule is approximately 46.67 kg.
A uniform meter rule ab is balanced horizontally on a nice edge placed 40 cm from a and with a mass of 70 kg at a what is the mass of the meter rule
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