Answer
$-1.5 m$
Work Step by Step
The x-coordinate of the CoM would be $\frac{-1.2 * 2 +4*0.6 + 3*x}{2+3+4} = -0.5$. solving this, we get $x = -1.5 m$.
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 9 - Center of Mass and Linear Momentum - Problems - Page 246: 1a
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