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Question #149512

A 4-kg mass is at the origin and a 2-kg mass is at x=6 cm. Find the center of mass (x).

Expert's answer

"X_{CM}=\\frac {m_1x_1+m_2x_2}{m_1+m_2}"

"X_{CM}=\\frac {(4\\times 0)+(2\\times 6)}{2+6}"

"=\\frac{12}{8}"

"=1.5 cm"

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