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A uniform half metre rule balances horizontally on a knife edge at 29 cm mark when a weight of 20 gf is suspended from one end.
Draw a diagram of the arrangement.

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Let the weight of the half metre rule be x gf and it acts at the 25 cm mark (centre of gravity).
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