Ta có:
\(\begin{array}{l}\frac{{{F_1}}}{{{F_2}}} = \frac{{{d_2}}}{{{d_1}}} \Leftrightarrow \frac{{{d_2}}}{{{d_1}}} = \frac{{{P_1}}}{{{P_2}}} \Leftrightarrow \frac{{{d_2}}}{{{d_1}}} = \frac{{{m_1}.g}}{{{m_2}.g}}\\ \Leftrightarrow \frac{{{d_2}}}{{{d_1}}} = \frac{{{m_1}}}{{{m_2}}} \Rightarrow {d_2} = \frac{{{m_1}}}{{{m_2}}}.{d_1} = \frac{5}{2}.20 = 50(cm)\end{array}\)
Do nêm nằm cân bằng => Lực do cạnh nêm tác dụng lên điểm tựa O bằng 0.