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A uniform disc of radius R is put over another uniform disc of radius 2R of same thickness and density. The peripheries of the two discs touch each other. The position of their centre of mass is

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Important Questions on Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion

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The centre of mass of a system of two particles divides the distance 
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Consider a two particle system with particles having masses m1 and m2. If the first particle is pushed towards the centre of mass through a distance d, by what distance should the second particle be moved, so as to keep the centre of mass at the same position?
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An isolated particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal plane (xy), along the x-axis, at a certain height above the ground. It suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses m4 and 3m4. An instant later, the smaller fragment is at y=+15 cm. The larger fragment at the instant is at:
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Two masses m and M >m are joined by a light string passing over a smooth light pulley. The centre of mass of the system moves with an acceleration -
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If the system consists of two identical particles. One particle is at rest and the other particle has an acceleration a. The centre of mass of the system has an acceleration of
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Assertion: The centre of mass of an electron and proton, when they were released from rest, moves faster towards proton.

Reason: Proton is heavier than electron.
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Two identical particles move towards each other with velocity 2 ν    and ν    respectively. The velocity of centre of mass is
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A cannon shell fired breaks into two equal parts at its highest point. One part retraces the path to the cannon with kinetic energy E1 and kinetic energy of the second part is E2 , relation between E1 and E2 is