System of Particles and Rotational Motion · Class 11 · CBSE · Science Physics
The center of mass of a system of two particles of masses m1 and m2 is at the origin. If mass m1 is moved by a distance vec{d} towards the origin, by…
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The center of mass of a system of two particles of masses and is at the origin. If mass is moved by a distance towards the origin, by what distance must mass be moved so that the center of mass remains unchanged?
- A. away from the originCorrect answer
- B. towards the origin
- C. away from the origin
- D.zero
Solution
For the center of mass to remain unchanged, the total shift in position of the center of mass must be zero. That is, . Given (moving towards the origin), we have , which means must move away from the origin by this distance.
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