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A 55-kg woman and a 72-kg man sit at the opposite ends of a seesaw, 3.6 m long. Where is their center of mass?

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Chapter8: Rotational Equilibrium And Rotational Dynamics

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A 55-kg woman and a 72-kg man sit at the opposite ends of a seesaw, 3.6 m long. Where is their center of mass? (Ignore the mass of the seesaw.)

a) 2.04 m from the man.

b) 2.04 m from the woman.

c) 1.56 m from the woman.

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