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Methods to locate centre of mass
Question

The centre of mass of a non-uniform rod of length L whose mass per unit length λ varies as λ = k.x2L where k is a constant and x is the distance of any point on rod
from its one end, is (from the same end)

Moderate
Solution

  xcm = 0LKLx2dx.x0LKLx2dx = x44|0Lx33|0L = 34L

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