Two children are sitting on a see-saw that has its pivot point at the very center. One child has a weight of 60 N and is sitting 1.5 m to the left of the pivot point. If the other child has a weight of 80 N and sits 1.5 m to the right of the pivot point, will the see-saw be balanced or tipped to one side? 

Explain the reasoning behind your answer and be sure to use the vocabulary we learned around torque and rotation.

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In order to get the seesaw balanced we need to see if the system cont... View the full answer