What is centre of mass of a system? What is its significance?
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Mathematically, it is the point at which the torques from the mass elements of an object sum to zero. The centre of mass is useful because problems can often be simplified by treating a collection of masses as one mass at their common centre of mass. The weight of the object then acts through this point.
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The center of mass is a position defined relative to an object or system of objects. It is the average position of all the parts of the system, weighted according to their masses. For simple rigid objects with uniform density, the center of mass is located at the centroid....
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