Answer
$h = 6.0~cm$
Work Step by Step
By symmetry, when the can is empty, the height of the center of mass is half of the can's total height.
We can find the height of the center of mass:
$h = \frac{12.0~cm}{2} = 6.0~cm$
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 247: 8b
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