Find the distance from student head to his center of mass

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To determine the location of his center of mass, a physics studentlies on a lightweight plank supported by two scales 2.5 mapart. If the left scale reads 290N and the right scale reads122N, find

a) the students mass and

b) the distance from the student's head to his center of mass.

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