Chapter 5, Practice Reading Question 5/06 Incorrect The location with respect to

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Chapter 5, Practice Reading Question 5/06 Incorrect The location with respect to a particular axis of the center of mass of a body that can be considered as being constructed of several parts is calculated by: O Taking the sum of the distances that each part of the object is from the axis. Taking the product of the distance each part of an object is from the axis with the mass of that part. O Summing the product of the distance each part of an object is from the axis with the mass of that part and then dividing that sum by the total mass of the all of the parts of the object. O Summing the product of the square of the distance each part of an object is from the axis with the mass of that part and then dividing that sum by the total mass of the all of the parts of the object.

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Option C is correct. It can be calculated by summing the product of the distance each part of an object is from the axis with the mass of that part and then dividing the sum by the total mass of the all of the parts of the object.

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