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Investigation Into Static Equilibrium
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| Title | Investigation Into Static Equilibrium |
| Description | A guided inquiry into rotational equilibrium and foundations for discussion of torque |
| Subject | Physics |
| Level | High School |
| Type | Guided Activity, Homework, Lab |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Rotational Equilibrium, Static Equilibrium, Torque |
| Simulation(s) | Balancing Act (HTML5) |
| Author(s) | Beau Dodson |
| Contact Email | dodbeau@yahoo.com |
| School / Organization | NISD |
| Date submitted | 1/12/16 |
| Date updated | 1/19/16 |
Comments
I found a type o...always happens when I commit to publish. The prompt on question 9 reads where when it should be were...so I personally changed to the following...
What would the scale read if the plank is in static equilibrium? The 15 kg mass is located at 3 m away from the pivot.
Beau
1/12/16
I think this happens to all of us at some point! Your contribution should now be updated so the typo is fixed.
Amy
1/19/16
exactly what I was looking for - Thank You
nice intro to torque
Magaret
1/26/16
