Torque: A Diving Board and Weight of Diver

This is a straightforward problem from torque, because (a) it is clear it is a torque problem, (b) it works with net torque=0, (c) the center of rotation is clearly the fulcrum and (d) all the forces are normal. I liked this problem with torque because you actually get a rational algebraic function from a first-year physics problem. I thought that cool!

 

Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
algebraic  board  diving  exploration  fulcrum  functions  lever  rational  torque  weight 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
 
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