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Give the location of the centre of mass of a (i) sphere, (ii) cylinder, (iii) ring, and (iv) cube, each of uniform mass density. Does the centre of mass of a body necessarily lie inside the body ?

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In all the four cases, as the mass density is uniform, centre of mass is located at their respective geometrical centres.
i) Sphere - Centre of Sphere
ii) Cylinder - Middle Point on axis of cylinder
iii) Ring - At centre of ring (Outside the ring)
iv) Cube - At point of intersection of diagnols
No, it is not necessary that the centre of mass of a body should lie on the body. For example, in case of a circular ring, centre of mass is at the centre of the ring, where there is no mass.
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Separation of Motion of a system of particles into motion of the centre of mass and motion about the centre of mass : 
(a) Show
where  is the momentum of the th particle (of mass ) and . Note  is the velocity of the th particle relative to the centre of mass. 
Also, prove using the definition of the center of mass
(b) Show
where  is the total kinetic energy of the system of particles,  is the total kinetic energy of the system when the particle velocities are taken with respect to the centre of mass and is the kinetic energy of the translation of the system as a whole (i.e. of the centre of mass motion of the system). The result has been used in Sec. 7.14. 
(c) Show
where  is the angular momentum of the system about the centre of mass with velocities taken relative to the centre of mass. Remember ; rest of the notation is the standard notation used in the chapter. Note  and  can be said to be angular momenta, respectively, about and of the centre of mass of the system of particles.
(d) Show
Further, show that 

where  is the sum of all external torques acting on the system about the centre of mass.
(Hint : Use the definition of centre of mass and Newtons Third Law. Assume the internal forces between any two particles act along the line joining the particles.)
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Give the location of the centre of mass of a (i) sphere, (ii) cylinder, (iii) ring, and (iv) cube, each of uniform mass density. Does the centre of mass of a body necessarily lie inside the body ?
Updated OnNov 3, 2022
TopicSystem of Particles and Rotational Motion
SubjectPhysics
ClassClass 11
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