A uniform rod of length and mass is made to rest on two measuring scale at its two ends. A uniform block of mass is placed on the rod at a distance from the left end. The force experienced by the measuring scale on the right end in N is |
A uniform rod of length and mass is made to rest on two measuring scale at its two ends. A uniform block of mass is placed on the rod at a distance from the left end. The force experienced by the measuring scale on the right end in N is |
Mass of a rod,
Weight of a rod,
As the rod is uniform, therefore weight of the rod is acting at its midpoint
Taking moments about ,