The centre of mass of a system of particles is at the origin. It follows that

The centre of mass of a system of particle is at the origin the number of particle to the left

The centre of mass of two particles system lies

Statement-1 : The centre of mass of a system of n particles is the weighted average of the position vector of the n particles making up the system . Statement-2 : The position of the centre of mass of a system is independent of coordinate system

At one instant, the centre of mass of a system of two particles is located on the x-axis at x=3.0m and has a velocity of (6.0m//s)hatj . One of the particles is at the origin, the other particle has a mass of 0.10kg and is at rest on the x- axis at x=12.0m . (a) What is the mass of the particle at the origin? (b) Calculate the total momentum of this system. (c) What is the velocity of the particle at the origin?

The position vector of the centre of mass of a system of particles is the _________ of the position vectors of the particles, each particle making a contribution proportional to its _________

Does centre of mass of a system of two particles lie on the line joining the particles ?

The motion of the centre of mass of a system of two particles is unaffected by their internal forces.

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