The figure shows a uniform 66-g wire bent into a right triangle with L = 13.1 cm and H = 8.5 cm. Calculate the distance rem from the bottom left corner to the wire's center of mass. Report your answer in cm. [Hint: Each segment's mass is proportional to its length divided by the wire's total length. Also, the center of the hypotenuse is halfway across the horizontal leg and halfway up the vertical leg.]

The figure shows a uniform 66-g wire bent into a right triangle with L = 13.1 cm and H = 8.5 cm. Calculate the distance rem from the bottom left corner to the wire's center of mass. Report your answer in cm. [Hint: Each segment's mass is proportional to its length divided by the wire's total length. Also, the center of the hypotenuse is halfway across the horizontal leg and halfway up the vertical leg.]

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Chapter10: Rotational Motion

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