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Calculate the centre of mass of the sheet in figure 1 attached. The sheet has a uniform thickness & density.

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Calculate the centre of mass of the sheet in figure 1 attached. The sheet has a uniform thickness & density.

Let the mass of the lower plate be m1 and that of the upper plate be m2.
Since the ...

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