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A ruler is exactly L inches long. It has a linear mass density which increases from one end of the ruler to the other:
lambda(x) = a + b*x
where "x" is the distance from left end in inches
Q: What are the units of a ?
Q: What are the units of b ?
Q: What is the mass of the little piece shown? Q: What is the total mass of this ruler?
Q: What is the contribution of this little piece
to the equation for center of mass?
Q: What is the location of the center
of mass of the ruler in the horizontal direction?
The answers
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