One way to find the center of gravity of an irregular flat object is to suspend it
Question:
Equilibrium, a vertical line is drawn downward from the support point. After drawing lines from several different support points, the center of gravity is the point where the lines all intersect. Explain how this works?
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Physics
ISBN: 978-0077339685
2nd edition
Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson
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