A 58-kg woman and a 75-kg man sit on a seesaw that is 4 meters long. The seesaw is perfectly balanced about the fulcrum point. How far is the fulcrum point (or “ Center of Mass ” ) located from the man? (in meters).

A 58-kg woman and a 75-kg man sit on a seesaw that is 4 meters long. The seesaw is perfectly balanced about the fulcrum point. How far is the fulcrum point (or “ Center of Mass ” ) located from the man? (in meters).

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A 58-kg woman and a 75-kg man sit on a seesaw that is 4 meters long.

The seesaw is perfectly

balanced about the fulcrum point.

How far is the

fulcrum

point

(or

“

Center of Mass

”

)

located from the man?

(in meters).

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