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Find the position of the centre of mass of the T-shaped plate, from O [Fig.].

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Let m be mass per unit area of plate. 

Let O be the origin Centre of mass of top horizontal rectangular plate of mass 16 m will be at its centre i.e.(0,-1)

And centre of mass of vertical rectangular plate of mass 12m will be at (0,-5) 

So effective centre of mass of both the plates will be at (0,y) 

To determine y we have to use {16m x (-1) + 12m x (-5)}/ (16m +12m) 

Cancelling m, we get y = (-16-60) / 28 = -76/28 = -2.714 m 

Hence the centre of mass will be at (0,-2.71)



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