Centre of Mass + Linear Momentum

Case I

•
÷ '

x
mi
↑
Mr

d. com -
centre of mass

__Mm;¥
room

M , = Mz

tm
kiom =

Xcom =

= ted

Mz = 2Mt

2m↑+m
Kearn =

2*m
=

= ¥ d

Case 2 :

•M
•

, Mz

Riom

Riom = Kit Xcom

"

✗ I ✗ kit d
MiKm;mMI
2 =
com =

miktmzlkitdlmitmzk om-lmiktm.yhzmydtmzdcas.nl
K' com =

3 :

mad M• ?

• • •• • • •M^
X , Iz ' th
k

Hom = MIKitmi.KZ/-M3K3--.tMnKn-
[Mit Mzt Ms . . . + Mn ]
 let M = Mit Mzt M3 t .
.
. Mn

Krom
MiXitMz≈yt'''tMaKn_
i. =

Kom =
try [ Miki
ii. = ,

Foom = kcomit Ycomjt Zion Ñ n

n

r%m=ᵈM ,
mix , it tm I
i=i
may ,
j +
Fyi? Miz ,
I

Foom =
ᵗM [ m ,
[ suit y.it ziti ]

i-i.in
F'com =
th [ m ,
ri?
i. 1

Example :

yams
M3
120
- - .
-
- - - - _
- - -
-
-

i
M = Mit Mzt M3
381
I = 1 . 2 t 2. 5 t 3 .
4
1 a

7.1
1
=
kg
A
,

!
: too
i
' '
Mi 50 no m Him )

PaE Magl years

I 1.2 O O

Z Z -
S 140 0

3 3. 4 70 120

mikitmzdmczl-M3I-l .DLOltkj.gl/40)tl3.4)L7I
Xcom =

= 83 cm

miyitmzmyztmsy3-l .zkot l2.gs?l0)tC3.4tl 2O)-

Y com =

= 58 cm

i. F = 83 cm i t 58cm I

solid body w/ uniform density

Plan : divide body up into simple pieces and find the centre of mass for each piece at
geometric
centre and treat as point masses .
 Example :

2cm 2cm

y
←

Mi M 3
2cm 6cm

I -

iii.
YE

•t
_ _M+ - - - -
-
- -
*

My
i
i.

Xcom 13.5cm )
M3

g / CMZ
0 =
7. 85

Me = 17.85 91cm 2) 12 ) ( 6cm )

(m
Y ,
= 3cm

94.2
g
=

Mr = ( 7.85 > (3) (2) yz

= 1cm

= 47 .
I
9

M3 =
M , Y3 = 3cm

= 94.2 g

ycom (94.2k3)tl,4}j¥Ll)tl94.2)l3)_
=

2.60
Ycom cm
=