Center of Mass in a Canoe
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A man (of mass ) and his dog (of mass
) are on opposite ends of a 10-meter-long canoe. Since
, the center of mass
for the system (yellow fulcrum) is closer to the man.
Contributed by: Natalie Kadonaga (January 2015)
Based on a physics problem by: William S. Harvie
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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