Consider the following statements A and B and identify the correct answer.
1) Centre of mass may lie inside or outside the body
2) Mass must be present at centre of mass

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Both 1 and 2 are true

1 is false but B is true

1 is true but 2 is false

Both 1 and 2 are false

answer is C.

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The center of mass of a body does not necessarily need to be inside of it. The location where a system's entire mass appears to be concentrated is known as the center of mass.

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