Question

- when you add more strands to the pulley the distance increases, which lessens the amount of force need to pull the block.

Answer 1

Two cubes hang from a meter stick. The meter stick is supported at its center and has a mass of
1.0kg. A 3.0kg cube is suspended by a string from the left end of the meter stick and a 4.0kg cube is
suspended 20.0cm from the right end. Give the distance of the 3.0kg cube from center in order to
balance the meter stick. Hint: don’t forget that torque is calculated using the displacement of the
force from the fulcrum