5.

Observations and Calculations

The percentage error is measured as follow:

analytical−experimental
% Difference= ∗100
Analytical
Weight(w1) Weight(w2) Weight(w3) Reaction ( R1)(lb) Reaction (R2)(lb) Moment arms

Sr.#
N lb N lb N lb Exp. Anal. %diff. Exp. Anal. %diff. A B C D

Lb(N) N Lb(N) N cm cm cm cm

1 20 4.5 25 5.6 15 3.37 6(26.7) 27.7 3.6 7(31.2) 32.3 3.4 25 40 55 72

2 5 1.12 30 6.7 20 4.5 6.5(28.9) 28.6 -1 6(26.7) 26.4 -1.2 10 25 55 72

3 10 2.247 20 4.5 15 3.4 5.5(24.5) 24.8 1.2 4.5(20) 20.1 0.5 10 30 50 72

4 12 2.7 10 2.2 20 4.5 4(17.8) 19.5 8.7 5(22.3) 22.5 0.8 10 40 55 72