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Chapter 11, Problem 7DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
You can probably stand flatfooted on the floor and then rise up and balance on your tiptoes. Why are you unable do it if your toes are touching the wall of your room? (Try it!)
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QUESTION:
You can probably stand flatfooted on the floor and then rise up and balance on your tiptoes. Why are you unable do it if your toes are touching the wall of your room? (Try it!)
ANSWER:Solution to 7DQ
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Introduction
The mass is considered to be distributed throughout the body. Thus the force of gravity will also be distributed. We will consider a point inside or outside the body where the whole mass is said to be concentrated. This point is called centre of mass or centre of gravity.