College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 8, Problem 16MCQ
Two children hold opposite ends of a lightweight, 1.8-m-long horizontal pole with a water bucket hanging from it. The older child supports twice as much weight as the younger child. How far is the bucket from the older child?
A. 0.3 m
B. 0.6 m
C. 0.9 m
D. 1.2 m
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