Two particles of mass 5 kg and 10 kg respectively are attached to the two ends of a rigid rod of length 1 m with negligible mass. The centre of mass of the system from the 5 kg particle is nearly at a distance of:

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mr = constant ⇒ r ∝ 1 m r 1 r 2 = m 2 m 1 = 10 5 = 2 1 r 1 = 2 3 r = 2 3 × 100 m = 67 cm

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