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Why do the algebraic sum of moment of masses of various particles of a system about its centre of mass is zero?

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Dear Student ,
here in this case ,
Consider a spherical case of equillibrium of a body acted upon a number of coplanar parallel forces acting on a body .Using the condition number one , i.e. the algebraic sum of the forces acting on a body is zero .Therefore , P+Q+R+S=0Now look if the algebraic sum of the torques or mo0ments of the force about any point in their plane must be zero .So , Clockwise moment=anti clockwise momentEquating moments about point A ,P×AD+Q×AF=R×AC+S×AEP×AD+Q×AF-R×AC-S×AE=0Thus the algebraic sum of the moments of the forces acting on a body about any point is zero .Thus in this way we can say that the algebraic sum of the moments of the masses of various particles in a system about its centre of mass is zero .

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