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A boy weighing 20 kg is sitting at one end of a see-saw at a distance of 1.2 m from the centre. Where should a man weighing 60 kg sit on the see-saw, so that it stands balanced?

To balance the seesaw, the weight moments on both sides should be balanced.

20×1.2 = 60×d




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