Alice and Bob are standing at the middle of a level, perfectly balanced seesaw. Alice has a mass of 40 kg and Bob has a mass of 50 kg. If Alice starts to walk at 1m/s away from the center of the seesaw while remaining on it, how fast should Bob walk so that the seesaw remains level? If you do not know what a seesaw is, feel free to use your computer to search online for illustrations.

Alice and Bob are standing at the middle of a level, perfectly balanced seesaw. Alice has a mass of 40 kg and Bob has a mass of 50 kg. If Alice starts to walk at 1m/s away from the center of the seesaw while remaining on it, how fast should Bob walk so that the seesaw remains level? If you do not know what a seesaw is, feel free to use your computer to search online for illustrations.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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