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Question
A uniform metre rule of mass 100g is balanced on a fulcrum at mark 40cm by suspending an unknown mass m at the mark 20cm.
To which side the rule will tilt if the mass m is moved to the mark 10cm ?
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Solution
The rule will tilt on the side of mass m (anticlockwise), if the mass m is moved to the mark 10cm.
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