Center of Mass
 

Center of Mass problem 10


The diagram shows an aluminium sheet of constant thickness. Four significant points on the aluminium sheet are labelled P, Q, R and S.




How can the centre of mass be found?


  • by finding where a line from P to R crosses a line from S to Q

  • by suspending the sheet and a plumb-line from Q and finding where the plumb-line crosses a line from P to R

  • by suspending the sheet and a plumb-line from P and then from S and finding where the plumb-lines cross

  • by suspending the sheet and a plumb-line from P and finding where the plumb-line crosses a line from S to Q


 

main author and content editor: Daniel Owoyomi