A bat used in sports of cricket is cut at the location of its centre of mass shown in the figure. Then
A
the masses of both the pieces will be same
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
mass of part II would be larger
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
C
mass of part I would be larger
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
D
mass of part I would be thrice the mass of part II
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is B mass of part II would be larger Let the two parts have masses m1 and m2 respectively and 1 and 2 be their centers of mass. We have m1x1−m2x2=O ⇒m2=x1x2m1 since x1>x2⇒m2>m1