Centre of Mass of a System of Particles – Rankers Physics
Topic: Center of Mass , Momentum and Collision
Subtopic: Calculation of Center of Mass

Centre of Mass of a System of Particles

The centre of mass of a system of particles depends on
Position of the particles
Relative distance between the particles
Masses of the particles
All of these

Solution:

The position of the centre of mass of a system of particles is defined as \( \vec{R}_{cm} = \frac{\sum m_i \vec{r}_i}{\sum m_i} \). It clearly depends on individual masses, their coordinates (positions), and consequently the relative distances between them.

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