You are camping in the breathtaking mountains if Colorado. You spy an unopened diet soda can floating motionless below the surfa
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Answer:
x=1.25m
Explanation:
The <em>Center of mass </em>of the system is defined as the point where whole mass of the body is appeared to be concentrated.
The center of mass of the system is given by
x=
where m1 is mass of man =60 kg
m2 mass of board =20 kg
let the man be at the origin x1 =0 , x2 =5m
by substituting in above formula
x = =
=1.25 m
x=1.25m
So the center of mass of the system is at 1.25 m from man.
