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title: "As it is, the system above is not balanced. Which of the following changes would NOT balance the system so that there is 0 net torque? Assume the plank has no mass of its own."
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# As it is, the system above is not balanced. Which of the following changes would NOT balance the system so that there is 0 net torque? Assume the plank has no mass of its own.

The system above is NOT balanced since \(m_2\) is twice the mass of \(m_1\). Which of the following changes would NOT balance the system so that there is 0 net torque? Assume the plank has no mass of its own.

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.png)

- **A.** Adding a mass equal to [katex]m_2[/katex] on the far left side and a mass equal to [katex]m_1[/katex] and on the far right side
- **B.** Stacking both masses directly on top of the fulcrum
- **C.** Moving the fulcrum a distance L/3 to the right
- **D.** Moving both masses a distance L/3 to the left

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