Question: A student makes a special flat shape out of a flat sheet of metal. It consists of a central square that has a mass M

A student makes a special flat shape out of a flat sheet of metal. It consists of a central square that has a mass
M and a side of length L. A smaller square made out of the same type of metal sheet but with a side of L/2is
attached to one corner. Another smaller square with a side of L/4 is attached to the second square, and so on,
until the squares are the size of an atom. Six of these are shown below, but the pattern goes on for a long time.
(a) Estimate the total diagonal length of this creation.
(b) What is the total mass?
(c) Find the location of the center of mass.
  

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