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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