Answer
$-1.433 m $
Work Step by Step
The center of mass will be $\frac{2*0.5+4*-0.75+3*y}{2+3+4}=-0.7$. Solving, $3y-2 = -6.3$, so $y = -1.433 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: 1b
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