Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9.1, Problem 9.1GI
To determine
To find: the point of the center of mass for a thick wire bent into a semicircle.
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