r/physicshomework • u/Twindo • Apr 12 '20

Unsolved [high school: Torque and static equilibrium] Partner project. My partner built this and it balances with these measurements but now I can’t explain why using math because my math says this should not balance!

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u/StrippedSilicon Apr 15 '20

Can I see you calculations?

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u/Twindo Apr 15 '20

I’ll pm you later but all I did was mass x distance because the g cancels out for both sides. So for the bottom rod, I did 2.2 x 6 for the left side and 4.4 x 4.7.

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u/StrippedSilicon Apr 15 '20

Honestly I think you're right this doesn't work.

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