What is centre of mass ?

Explanation

  • It is a balancing point of a body .
  • It is a point  where whole mass of a body is supposed to be concentrated.
  • Centre of mass always lie towards heavier part of a body.
  • Centre of mass may lie inside , outside or on the body.

 

Centre of mass for a uniform rod lie at the mid point , Where as for sphere ,disc it is lie at its center .

Centre of mass for Equilateral triangle lie at centroid .

 

Centre of mass formula

centre of mass for two particle system formula is given by :

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