11. Find the coordinate of the center of mass of the following array of particle

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11. Find the coordinate of the center of mass of the following array of particles. Show all work!

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GIVEN DATA: m1=2kg,m2=3kg,m3=1kg,x1=1,x2=0,x3=-1,y1=0,y2=0.50,y3=0

formula for center of mass Xcm =(m1*x1+m2*x2+m3*x3)/(m1+m2+m3)

Xcm =(2*1+3*0+1*(-1))/(2+3+1)=0.166cm

Ycm =(m1*y1+m2*y2+m3*y3)/(m1+m2+m3)

Ycm =(2*0+3*(0.50)+1*0)/(2+3+1)=0.25 cm

( Xcm , Ycm ) =(0.166,0.25)

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