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Calculating Center of Mass

How to calculate the Center of Mass?

If we have a regular shaped object with uniform mass distribution, like the ones shown above, the Center of mass will be on it geometric center (or Centroid). For more complicated shapes or system of objects, you can use the above formula to find the center of mass. Check out our game on Center of mass for better intuition of these concepts.

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