ICSE Class 10 Physics 2017 Solved Paper

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SECTION - II

A uniform half metre rule balances horizontally on a knife edge at 29cm mark when a weight of 20gf is suspended from one end.
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What is the weight of the half metre rule?
Solution:  
Let the weight of half metre rule be ' W ' gf.
According to the principle of moments,
Anticlock wise moments
= Clockwise moments
W×4=20×21
W=
20×21
4
=105gf
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