Bonjour
If we have a young man who weigh's 1000 N and another one weighs 500N on a seesaw
They have the same distance apart which is 2 metres away from the pivot
Why do we get the overall 500N Turning clockwise to the 1000N person ?
More mass in the heavier persons position easily overcomes the lighter persons mass and draws the board downward. Just like a big rock is harder to lift than a light one.
O.k thanks I understood this part but why was it 500N ?
500N is just 500 Newtons (a unit of force measurement different than force pounds)Thus: 1 Newton = .2248 Foot Pounds
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