Answer:
The distance the log has moved by the time Ernie reaches Bur is 1.33 m.
Explanation:
give information:
The log is 3.0 m long and has mass 20.0 kg.
Burt has mass 30.0 kg; Ernie has mass 40.0 kg
Ernie has mass 40.0 kg.
to find the distance, first, we have to calculate the center of mass
X = ∑ m x /∑m
= (20 x (3/2)) + (30 x 0) + (40 x 3)/ (20+30+40)
= 150/90
= 5/3
when Ernie walk, the center of the mass is
X = (70 x 0) + (20 x (3/2))/(70 + 20)
= 30/90
= 1/3
the distance of log moved = 5/3 - 4/3 = 1.33 m
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