A heavy boy and a lightweight girl are balanced on a massless seesaw. If they both
move forward so that they are one-half their original distance from the pivot point,what will happen to the seesaw? Assume that both people are small enough compared to the length of the seesaw to be thought of as point masses.
A. It is impossible to say without knowing the masses.
B. It is impossible to say without knowing the distances.
C. The side the boy is sitting on will tilt downward.
D. Nothing will happen; the seesaw will still be balanced.
E. The side the girl is sitting on will tilt downward.

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Answer:

D. Nothing will happen; the seesaw will still be balanced.

Explanation:

D. Nothing will happen; the seesaw will still be balanced. Since both toruqes or momentums respect to the center have changed in the same amount (one-half their original distance) the seesaw will remain balanced, if the children change distance in a different amount then it will be out of balance

D. Nothing will happen; the seesaw will still be balanced.

Further explanation

The force acting on a system with static equilibrium is 0

[tex] \large {\boxed {\bold {\sum F = 0}} [/tex]

(forces acting as translational motion only, not including rotational forces)

[tex] \displaystyle \sum F_x = 0 \\\\\ sum F_y = 0 [/tex]

For objects undergoing rotation, the equilibrium must be met

[tex] \large {\boxed {\bold {\sum \tau = 0}} [/tex]

A heavy boy (Hb) and a lightweight girl (Lg) are balanced on a mass-less seesaw

Because there is a balance of rotation, the torque equation:

Στ = 0

Hb.r1-Lg.r2 = 0

Hb.r1 = Lg.r2 (equation 1)

If they both move forward so that they are one-half their original distance from the pivot point, then the distance of the two children to the pivot point is reduced to half

Then the torque equation:

[tex]\rm Hb\times \dfrac{r_1}{2}= Lg\times \dfrac{r_2}{2}\\\\Hb\times r_1=Lg\times r_2[/tex]

This equation remains the same as equation 1, so the seesaw will still be balanced.

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