Solution: At one instant, the center of mass of a system of

Chapter 8, Problem 8.56

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At one instant, the center of mass of a system of two particles is located on the x-axis at x = 2.0 m and has a velocity of 15.0 m>s2nd. One of the particles is at the origin. The other particle has a mass of 0.10 kg and is at rest on the x-axis at x = 8.0 m. (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?

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