
A smaller cube with side (depicted by dashed lines) is excised from a bigger uniform cube with side as shown below such that both cubes have a common vertex . Let . If the centre of mass of the remaining solid is at the vertex of smaller cube then satisfies.




Important Questions on Center of Mass
In the figure shown a hole of radius is made in a semicircular disc of radius at a distance from the centre of the disc. The distance of the centre of mass of this system from point is:

The co-ordinate of the centre of mass of the system of three rods of length and two rods of length as shown in the figure is (Assume all rods to be of uniform and equal density)

A segment of angle is cut from a half disc of symmetrically as shown. If the centre of mass of the remaining part is at a distance from and the centre of mass of the original disc was at distance , then it can be definitely said that,

A solid ball of mass and radius is released from the position shown in a large hollow fixed shell of same mass and radius as shown in the figure. The displacement of the centre of mass of the system from its initial position when the solid ball touches the lower surface of the hollow shell is (centres of both the spheres coincide initially):


In the figure shown a semicircular area is removed from a uniform square plate of side and mass (before removing) The coordinate of centre of mass of remaining portion is (The origin is at the centre of square)


