An asteroid enters the atmosphere of the earth and breaks into two pieces. One of the pieces is larger than the other. Which of the following is true considering the centre of mass of both the pieces together?

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The center of mass of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero. This is the point to which a force may be applied to cause a linear acceleration without an angular acceleration.


An asteroid enters the atmosphere of the earth and breaks into two pieces. One of the pieces is larger than the other. Which of the following is true considering the centre of mass of both the pieces together?






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