1. Center of Mass and Gravity Flashcards by Abby Noonan

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What is the center of mass?

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the point at which we consider all the mass of an object to be concentrated

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What is the equation for the center of mass for point masses?

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Xcm = (m1x1 + m2x2 + m3x3…)/(m1 + m2 + m3…)

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