In-class question

A 1-kg rock is suspended by a massless

string from one end of a 1-m measuring

stick. What is the mass of the measuring stick if it is balanced by a support force at the 0.25-m mark?

BLUE: 0.25 kg

GREEN: 0.5 kg

YELLOW: 1 kg

PURPLE: 2 kg

PINK: impossible to determine

 




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