Let's say your balancing a broom. If you tried it, you would find that the center of mass is closer to the head of the broom. Now when the broom is balanced, is the mass of the two sides the same now?
The mass of the two sides don't have to be the same. It is actually the torques that have to be the same to keep the two sides in equilibrium. One side could have greater mass and that means a greater force due to gravity, but the other side could have more length (a longer lever) to balance things out. Torque is defined as rFsin(theta) or r x F. r is the length of the lever and F is the force.
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