A 2kg mass is suspended from one end of a 1m ruler and a 5kg mass is suspended from the other end....

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A 2kg mass is suspended from one end of a 1m ruler and a 5kg mass is suspended from the other end. Calculate the centre of mass. x 20N 50N 1m – x Do now : Sunday, March 27, 2022

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A 2kg mass is suspended from one end of a 1m

ruler and a 5kg mass is suspended from the other end. Calculate the centre of mass.

x

20N 50N

1m – x

Do now:Tuesday, April 18, 2023

From yesterday:A bullet of mass 30g is fired with a speed of 400ms-1 into a sandbag.The sandbag has a mass of 10kg and is suspended by two ropes so that it can swing.What is the maximum vertical height the sandbag rises as it recoils with the bullet lodged inside? Use g = 9.8ms-2

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