SYSTEM OF PARTICLES

AND
ROTATIONAL MOTION

PRESENTED BY HARSH SALUNKHE

XI SCIENCE
 INDEX

• Introduction
• Centre of Mass
• Centre of Mass for Two Particle System
• Centre of Mass for Particles at Different Positions
• Centre of Mass of Different Objects
• Motion of Centre of Mass
• Bibliography
 ACKNOWLEDGE

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 INTRODUCTION

• Any real body which we encounter in daily life has afinite size. In dealing with the motion of
extended bodies (bodies of finite size) often the idealised model of a particle is inadequate.
• In this chapter we shall try to go beyond this inadequacy. We shall attempt to build an
understanding of the motion of extended bodies.
• An extended body, in the first place, is a system of particles. We shall begin with the consideration
of motion of the system as a whole.
• The center of mass of a system of particles will be a key concept here. We shall discuss the motion
of the centre of mass of a system of particles and usefulness of this concept in understanding the
motion of extended bodies.
 CENTER OF MASS

The center of mass of a distribution of mass in

space is the unique point where

the weighted relative position of the distributed

mass sums to zero. This is the point to which a

force may be applied to cause a linear

acceleration without an angular acceleration.

Calculations in mechanics are often simplified when

formulated with respect to the center of mass. It is a

hypothetical point where the entire mass of an

object may be assumed to be concentrated to

visualize its motion. In other words, the center of

mass is the particle equivalent of a given object for

application of Newton's laws of motion.

 HOW TO FIND THE
CENTER OF MASS

The center of mass can be calculated by taking the

masses you are trying to find the center of
Mass between and multiplying them by their
positions. Then, you add these together and divide

that by the sum of all the individual masses.