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Definition
• “The center of mass (or mass center) is the mean location of all the mass in a system”
• Marked with:
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Examples
• The center of mass of a two-particle system lies on the line connecting the particles (or, more precisely, their individual centers of mass). The center of mass is closer to the more massive object
• The center of mass of a ring is at the center of the ring (in the air).
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More Examples
• The center of mass of a solid triangle lies on all three medians and therefore at the centroid, which is also the average of the three vertices.
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Applications• Objects rotate around their center of mass• http://youtu.be/DY3LYQv22qY• A projectile’s center of mass will follow a
parabolic path.• If an object’s center of mass is outside it’s base
of support, it will topple.
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Forces and center of mass• If a force is placed on an object in line with it’s
c.m. if moves without rotation.
• A force on an object which is not in line with it’s c.m. tends to rotate the object.
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Toppling Rule of Thumb
• If the CG of the object is above the area of support, the object will remain upright.
• If the CG is outside the area of support the object will topple.
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A look at Stability
• Stable equilibrium: when for a balanced object a displacement raises the CG (to higher GPE so it tends to go back to the lower U).
• Unstable equilibrium: when for a balanced object a displacement lowers the CG (lower GPE).
• Neutral equilibrium: when the height of the CG does not change with displacement.
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Stability
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