A uniform rod weighs 10kg and with a load 5kg attached to one end, it balances on a knife edge at 2m from that end. The length of rod is :
From the figure.
Net moment on P is zero.
(Take clockwise direction positive.)
10(L−x)(L−x)2−5x−10xx2=0
5(L−2)2=30 (Putting,x=2)
⇒L=2+√6=4.449=4.45m