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The point where an object’s mass acts.
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The middle of an object.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the center of mass? The center of mass is a position defined relative to an object or system of objects. It is the average position of all the parts of the system, weighted according to their masses. For simple rigid objects with uniform density, the center of mass is located at the centroid.
Detailed explanation-2: -In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space (sometimes referred to as the balance point) is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero.
Detailed explanation-3: -Usually, but not always, the center of mass of an object lies within the object itself. For example, the center of mass of a ball is the very middle of the ball, and the center of mass of a book is the middle of the book.
Detailed explanation-4: -This point is called the center of mass, or the center of gravity or the centroid. And when we multiply the mass of a particle by its directed distance from this point is called the moment of the particle, and it measures the tendency of the pass to produce a rotation about that point.
Detailed explanation-5: -For a simple rigid object which has a uniform density, the centre of mass is located at the centroid.