University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321973610
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.15DQ
Certain features of a person, such as height and mass, are fixed (at least over relatively long periods of time). Are the following features also fixed? (a) location of the center of gravity of the body; (b) moment of inertia of the body about an axis through the person’s center of mass. Explain your reasoning.
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