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A 780-N person sits 3 m away from the fulcrum on a seesaw. A second person weighing 825 N...

A 780-N person sits 3 m away from the fulcrum on a seesaw. A second person weighing 825 N sits on the opposite side of the seesaw at a distance of 2.8 m away from the fulcrum.

(a) Determine the moment created by the 780-N person.

(b) Determine the moment created by the 825-N person.

(c) Determine the moment created in this system by both persons on the seesaw, in N-m.

(d) If any, which person has the tendency to drop toward the ground?

(e) Is the system in static equilibrium?

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