Physics problem, please help! What fraction of the horse’s weight is borne by the front hooves?
A horse weighs 5000 N. The distance between the front and rear hooves is L1=1.8 m and the distance from the rear hooves to the center of mass is L2=1.1 m. What fraction of the horse’s weight is borne by the front hooves? The answer is to be given using two sig figs and has units of n-front/w. I’m not sure how to do this, any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
The way they got 3056 N is they divided 1.8m/1.1m = 1.636m
Then, divided 5000N/1.636m =3056N
What fraction of the horse’s weight is borne by the front hooves?