Chapter 8: Problem 58
Two students sit on either side of a teeter-totter that is \(2.8 \mathrm{~m}\) in length. The teeter-totter balances when the student on the left side is \(1.1 \mathrm{~m}\) from the center and the student on the right is \(1.4 \mathrm{~m}\) from the center. The total mass of the two students is \(84 \mathrm{~kg}\). What is the mass of the student on the left side of the teeter- totter? (Assume that the teeter-totter itself pivots at the center and produces zero torque.)
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