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Consider the beams below. They are balanced as shown on a fulcrum. For which of the...

Consider the beams below. They are balanced as shown on a fulcrum. For which of the beams is the center of mass not located above the fulcrum?

Consider the beams below. They are balanced

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As the beams are balanced over fulcrum, that means mass in equal both side for both the beams. Both the beams have same centre of mass located on the fulcrum. If it was not located over the fulcrum then there would be a torque acting in the direction of large amount of the mass.

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