Center of Mass (10.9.1)

Question 1

• The center of mass of an object is the point where you can assume all the mass is concentrated.

Answer 1

• The center of mass of an object is the point where you can assume all the mass is concentrated.

Question 2

• A moment can be thought of as a system’s tendency to rotate about an axis. About y-axis is xn, about x-axis is yn.

Answer 2

• A moment can be thought of as a system’s tendency to rotate about an axis. About y-axis is xn, about x-axis is yn.

Question 3

• The center of mass, (x,y), can be found by dividing the moments by the total mass.

Answer 3

• The center of mass, (x,y), can be found by dividing the moments by the total mass.