Consider a system having two masses m1 and m2 in which first mass is pushed towards the center of mass by a distance a. The distance by which the second should be moved to keep the center of mass at same position is
A
m1m2a
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B
m1(m1+m2)a
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C
m2m1a
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D
(m2(m1+m2))a
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Solution
The correct option is Am1m2a
Given,
The 2 masses are m1 and m2.
Let x and y be the distance of m1 and m2 from the centre of mass respectively.