Answer:
Incomplete question: The masses of the blocks mā = 1.5 kg and mā = 2 kg
Explanation:
Given data:
Lā = length = 0.85 m
Lā = 0.25 m
Lā = 0.5 m
mā = 1.5 kg
mā = 2 kg
Question: Find the unknown mass of the block 1 needed to balance the bar, mā = ?
The torque is zero (intermediate point of the bar)
[tex]-m_{1} gL_{1} +m_{2} gL_{2} +m_{3} gL_{3} =0[/tex]
Is negative because mass 1 is to the left of the coordinate system (see the diagram)
[tex]m_{1} =\frac{m_{2} gL_{2}+m_{3} gL_{3} }{L_{1} } =\frac{(1.5*0.25)+(2*0.5)}{0.85} =1.6176kg[/tex]