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17 Nov 2021
Given information
The mass of the head is .
The diameter of the head is .
The mass of the handle is .
The length of the handle is .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Center of mass (CM) of a body is defined as the point at which all its mass is concentrated.
The formula to calculate the position of the center of mass of the head from the bottom is
Here, is the position of the center of mass of the head, is the length of the handle and is the diameter of the head.
Substitute for and for into the formula to calculate the position of the center of mass of the head.
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