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Torque rig. Medical kit distance at 0.38 m. Left moment 2.4 kg·m, Right moment 0.75 kg·m. Currently left moment is over by 1.648 kg·m.TUNINGLEFT MOMENTRIGHT MOMENT
t = 0.0s

Left moment

2.4kg·m

Right moment

0.75kg·m

0.38 m

Torque rig. Medical kit distance at 0.38 m. Left moment 2.4 kg·m, Right moment 0.75 kg·m. Currently left moment is over by 1.648 kg·m.

What has to balancem1x1=m2x2m_1 x_1 = m_2 x_2

What is happening

You arrive at a rescue plank bridging a collapsed stairwell.

The plank tips the moment the balance is wrong. A 3 kg toolbag sits 0.8 m left of the support, and a 2 kg medical kit still has to go somewhere on the right.