You take your dog Clea to the vet, and the doctor decides he must locate the lit

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You take your dog Clea to the vet, and the doctor decides he must locate the little beast’s center of gravity. It would be awkward to hang the pooch from the ceiling, so the vet must devise another method. He places Clea’s front feet on one scale and her hind feet on another. The front scale reads 143 N while the rear scale reads 100 N. The vet next measures Clea and finds that her rear feet are 0.92 m behind her front feet. Where is her center of gravity (in reference to her rear feet).

Give your answer in meters to the second decimal place

Explanation / Answer

The total weight of the dog is 243N. The center of mass is thus located at 243/0.92m =264/2 = 132cm

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