A playground seesaw as shown below has two children on it and is 2 m long. On the right side the child weighs 224 N and on the left side the child weighs 137 N. If the seesaw is angled at 20º with the heavier child higher, compute the torques (including directions) for the weight of each child on the seesaw relative to the central pivot.

A playground seesaw as shown below has two children on it and is 2 m long. On the right side the child weighs 224 N and on the left side the child weighs 137 N. If the seesaw is angled at 20º with the heavier child higher, compute the torques (including directions) for the weight of each child on the seesaw relative to the central pivot.

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