Principle of the Lever


	The lever is balanced when the torque on the two lever arms is equal: .


	Contributed by: S. M. Blinder
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A Simple Lever (The Wolfram Demonstrations Project)

"Principle of the Lever" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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Contributed by: S. M. Blinder

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