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Posted by jack on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 7:08am.

"A one meter board with uniform density, hangs in static equilibrium from a rope with tension T. A weight hangs from the left end of the board 0.2m away in distance. What is the mass of the board"

physics - bobpursley, Friday, July 30, 2010 at 8:46am
You know the center of mass of the board is at the midpoint. Sum moments around the rope connection to get the mass of the board.

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