A cat is brought into a vets office you need to find itscenter of gravity. You p

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A cat is brought into a vets office you need to find itscenter of gravity. You place its front legs on a scale thatreads 89N and hang its back legs so that the catis horizontal on a hanging scale that reads 157N. Thedistence between the cats front feet and back feet is .95meters. A)calculate the center of gravity. B) what is the total weight of thecat?
A cat is brought into a vets office you need to find itscenter of gravity. You place its front legs on a scale thatreads 89N and hang its back legs so that the catis horizontal on a hanging scale that reads 157N. Thedistence between the cats front feet and back feet is .95meters. A)calculate the center of gravity. B) what is the total weight of thecat?

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Total weight of cat W = 89 + 157 = 246 N x = .95 Wb / (Wf +Wb)    = .60 m from front (youcan use W instead of M because g will cancel out) As a check   x = 89 / 246 * .95 = .35 from theback

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