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Fred cuts a roughly triangular shape out of a piece of paper. The half-width of the shape d at a distance x from the pointy end is given by a equation 


                  2
     d  =  0.1 * x
The shape has a total length L = 10 cm.

  1. How wide is the shape at its widest point?
  2. What is the area of this shape?
  3. Where is the center of mass of this shape?

Let's move on ...

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