Answer
$10 \ in$
Work Step by Step
The lever principle states that:
$$F_1d_1=F_2d_2.$$
We plug in the given values to get:
$$
18\times 5=9\times x\Longrightarrow x=\frac{18\times 5}{9}=10\ in
.$$
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