SLIDE 1
Center of mass
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Many particles m1, m2, m3, …. located at (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y3),…. respectively.
i i i 3 3 2 2 1 1 cm i i i i i 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 cm
r m r m r m r m r m x m m m m x m x m x m x
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
= + + + = ⇒ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎬ ⎫ = + + + + + + = v L v v v v L L
i i 3 2 1 cm i i i i i 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 cm
m m m m m y m m m m y m y m y m y
∑ ∑ ∑
+ + + ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎭ ⎬ = + + + + + + = L L L
i x i i 3 2 1 x 3 x 2 x 1 x
v m m v m m m m v m v m v m v
i 3 2 1 cm
∑ ∑ ∑
⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎫ = + + + + + + = v L L
i i i i i 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 cm y i i y 3 y 2 y 1 y i i 3 2 1
m v m m m m v m v m v m v m v m m m m v m v m v m v m m m m
i 3 2 1 cm
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
= + + + + + + = ⇒ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎬ = + + + + + + = + + + L L v v v v L L
i i 3 2 1