A 59-kg woman and a 71-kg man sit on a seesaw, 3.5 m long. Where is their center of mass? Answers: 1.91 m from the woman 1.59 m from the man 0.16 m from the center (Answers were given to us. We only need to look for the solutions.)

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A 59-kg woman and a 71-kg man sit on a seesaw, 3.5 m long. Where is their center of mass?
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  • 1.91 m from the woman
  • 1.59 m from the man
  • 0.16 m from the center

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