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Two fifth graders play on the seesaw. One fifth grader weighs 75 Ib and the other weighs 90Ib. In order to balance the seesaw so both can ride, how far from the center pole does the 90 Ib fifth grader have to be if the 75 Ib fifth grader is 6 ft from the center? Weight and distabce vary inversely.
To calculate : the weight and distance vary inversely
Answer to Problem 13P
The value of
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Given information : Two fifth graders play on the seesaw. One fifth grader weighs
Calculation :
Let weight is
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