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Three firefighters of equal masses are climbing a long ladder. When the first firefighter is 24.0 m up the ladder, the second is 18.0 m up, and the third is 6.0 m up. Where is the center of mass of the three firefighters?
number__________m from the bottom of the ladder

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helps a lot! thanks iamjoanna

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This entry was posted by admin on July 30, 2010 at 6:39 am under Ladders. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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  1. iamjoanna says:

    I would say 16 m from bottom…. 6X + 18X + 24X = 3X(L) where L= distance from bottom; X=firefighter. Thus 48X = 3X(L)……16=L

    July 30, 2010, 7:10 am