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Centre of Gravity of Regular Bodies

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Locate centre of gravity in case of
Uniform solid sphere.
Uniform rod of length l.

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Solution

Centre of gravity of a sphere lies at its geometrical centre.
Centre of gravity of a rod of length l lies at l/2 of the length i.e at the centre of the rod.

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