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1.24 Answers - Centre of Mass of a Lamina

1.24 Answers - Centre of Mass of a Lamina

04 October 2010

08:47

Method

1.   Hold a pin in a clamp stand

2.   Hang a plumb line from the pin

3.   Hang the lamina shape from the pin

4.   Make sure the lamina can swing freely

5.   Draw a line along the plumb line

6.   The centre of mass is somewhere along this line

7.   Repeat steps 3 to 6

8.   The centre of mass is where the two lines intersect