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The distance of the centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius R from its centre is

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Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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Distance of the centre of mass of a solid uniform cone from its vertex is z0. If the radius of its base is R and its height is h then z0 is equal to:
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Three spheres A, B and C each of mass 1 kg and radii R, 2R and 3 R respectively are kept touching each other as shown in the figure. Assuming the centers of the spheres are on a straight line, the distance of centre of mass of the system from the center of sphere, A is
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If the separation between carbon and oxygen in CO molecule is 0.12 nm, then the distance of the center of mass from the carbon atom is
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A uniform thin rod AB of length L has linear mass density μx=a+bxL, where x is measured from A. If the CM of the rod lies at a distance of 712L from A, then a and b are related as:
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The centre of mass of a ring is ___.
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The position vector of the center of mass rcm  of an asymmetric uniform bar of negligible area of cross-section as shown in figure is:

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The center of mass of a system of particles does not depend on
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The coordinates of the centre of mass of a uniform flag-shaped lamina (thin flat plate) of mass 4 kg. (The coordinates of the same are shown in the figure) are:

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Figure shows a rectangular copper plate with its centre of mass at the origin O and side AB=2BC=2 m. If a quarter part of the plate (shown as shaded) is removed, the centre of mass of the remaining plate would lie at

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The centre of mass of a system of two bodies of masses M and m, (M>m), separated by a distance d is:
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Which of the following statements are correct?

(i) Centre of mass of a body always coincides with the centre of gravity of the body.

(ii) Centre of mass of a body is the point at which the total gravitational torque on the body is zero

(iii) A couple on a body produce both translational and rotational motion in a body.

(iv) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small effort can be used to lift a large load.
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Three particles of masses 50 g, 100 g and 150 g are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 1 m (as shown in the figure). The x,y coordinates of the centre of mass will be:
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In the figure shown ABC is a uniform wire. If the center of mass of the wire lies vertically below point A, then BCAB is close to

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Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R released in free space with initial separation between their centres equal to 12R. If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body before collision is:
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A uniform rectangular thin sheet ABCD of mass M has length a and breadth b, as shown in the figure. If the shaded portion HBGO is cut-off, the coordinates of the centre of mass of the remaining portion will be:


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A rod of length L has non-uniform linear mass density given by ρx=a+bxL2, where a and b are constants and 0xL . The value of x for the centre of mass of the rod is at:
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As shown in figure, when a spherical cavity (centred at O ) of radius 1 is cut out of a uniform sphere of radius R (centred at C ), the centre of mass of remaining (shaded part of sphere is at G, i.e., on the surface of the cavity. R can be determined by the equation:
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For which of the following does the centre of mass lie outside the body ?
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The center of mass on combining two masses m and M(M>m) will be
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A man inside a freely falling box throws a heavy ball towards a sidewall. The ball keeps on bouncing between the opposite walls of the box. We neglect air resistance and friction. Which of the following figures depicts the motion of the center of mass of the entire system (man, the ball, and the box)?