Question: A farmer has a problem with rats in their barn and has devised a trap to catch these rats. The trap consists of a uniform

A farmer has a problem with rats in their barn and has devised a trap to catch these rats. The trap consists of a uniform rod of mass 0.94 kg , and length L=90.0cm balanced as shown in the figure. Two pieces of wood support the rod, one at its end, and the other 60.0 cm from the end. A 100 g piece of cheese at the other end is used as bait for the rats. A rat can walk along the rod towards the cheese eventually it will cause the rod to tip over and drop the rat into the bucket. If the rat is 0.61 kg , how far past the 2 nd support does the rat have to go to tip the rod over and fall into the bucket?
A farmer has a problem with rats in their barn

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