Question

Sam, Choi, Mich, Pia, and Sheen are on a 6’ x 4’ rectangular balsa. They are having trouble in keeping the balsa balanced as they are unaware of their center of mass. Find their center of mass, given the following: Sheen is at 1 foot west of the balsa’s geometric center. She weighs 75 kg. Draw a diagram and locate the points. Show complete solutions

Answer 1

$y=\frac{5\cdot 0+1\cdot 0}6=0',$

$x=\frac{5\cdot 0+1\cdot 1}6=0.17'.$