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// Scilab code Ex7.16: Pg 315 (2008)
clc;clear;
m1 = 12; // Mass of first trace, unit
m2 = 16; // Mass of second trace, unit
d = 4.8; // Distance between the traces, cm
D = [8.4, -8.4]; // Distance of the mark from the trace of mass 16
x = poly(0, 'x');
x = roots(m1*x-m2*(x-d)); // The distance of the mark from the trace of mass 16
M = m2*(x+D)/x; // Mass of the particle whose trace is at a distance of 8.4 cm from the trace of mass 16
printf("\nThe mass of the particle whose trace is at a distance of 8.4 cm from the trace of mass 16 = %d or %d", M(1), M(2));
// Result
// The mass of the particle whose trace is at a distance of 8.4 cm from the trace of mass 16 = 23 or 9
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