If Jessica weighs 45kg and sits on a seesaw at a distance of 2m from the centre of the seesaw.Micheal weighs 90kg. At what point on the opposite side should Micheal sit in order to balance the seesaw.

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Micheal should sit at a distance of 1m from the pivot or half whatever distance Jessica sits. This is found intuitively here but can be found with any two masses by resolving moments.

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If Jessica weighs 45kg and sits on a seesaw at a distance of 2m from the centre of the seesaw.Micheal weighs 90kg. At what point on the opposite side should Micheal sit in order to balance the seesaw.

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