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Explain how the center of mass helps the system to move as well as rotate?

Difficulty: Medium

Center of mass:

            The Center of the mass of a system is such a point where an applied force causes the system to move without rotation.

 

Explanation:

            It is observed that the center of mass of a system moves as if its entire mass is confined at that point. A force applied at such a point in the body does not produce any torque in it i.e. the body moves in the direction of net force F without rotation.

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