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Question
The centre of mass of a body ______.
Options
depends on the choice of the coordinate system
is independent of the choice of the coordinate system
may or may not depend on the choice of the coordinate
None of the above
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Solution
The centre of mass of a body is independent of the choice of the coordinate system.
Explanation:
The choice of the coordinate system has no bearing on where a body's centre of mass is located; for instance, a ring's centre of mass always lies at its centre.
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