Activity 1

Initial measurment
Fulcrum position: Center of stick, 0.5m from left end
Mass of clamps + weights: 0.217kg
Postion of left weight: 0.7 meter mark, 0.2 m from C.O.M.
Postion of right weight: 0.3 meter mark, 0.2 m from C.O.M.
0.100 kg mass: 0.117 kg
0.100 kg mass position: 0.122 meter mark, 0.378 m from C.O.M.
0.150 kg mass: 0.167 kg
0.150 kg position: 0.235 meter mark, 0.265 m from C.O.M.
0.250 kg mass: 0.267 kg mass:
0.250 kg position: 0.334 meter mark, 0.166 m from C.O.M.
0.300 kg mass: 0.317 kg
0.300 kg position: 0.359 meter mark, 0.141 m from C.O.M.
0.400 kg mass: 0.417 kg
0.400 kg position: 0.393 meter mark, 0.107 m from C.O.M.
0.500 kg mass: 0.517 kg
0.500 kg postion: 0.413 meter mark, 0.087 m from C.O.M.

Activity 2
Right side (2 masses, 0.117kg each) Distances: 0.1 m and 0.3 m away from folcrum
left side (1 mass, 0.117kg) Distance: 0.4 m from folcrum

Activity 3
folrum position: 15 cm mark on ruler
0.300 kg mass position: 0.086 m from folcrum on right side
mass of ruler: 0.077 kg
mass of clamp: 0.016 kg
total mass of weight: 0.316 kg
Mass (kg): Weights of masses (N): Lever Arm (m): WL (N*m) 1/L:
0.100 0.980 0.378 0.370 2.646
0.150 1.470 0.265 0.390 3.774
0.200 1.960 0.200 0.392 5.000
0.250 2.450 0.166 0.407 6.024
0.300 2.940 0.141 0.415 7.092
0.400 3.920 0.107 0.419 9.346
0.500 4.900 0.087 0.426 11.494

WL vs. L
0.430

0.420

0.410
WL (N*m)

0.400

0.390

0.380
y = -0.1895x + 0.4391
0.370

0.360
0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350 0.400
Lever Arm (m)

W vs. 1/L
14.0

12.0
y = 2.2528x + 0.4897
10.0

8.0
1/L

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
W