The mass of a uniform ladder of length 5m is 20 kg. A person of mass 60kg stand on the ladder at a height of 2m fit)m the bottom. The position of centre of mass ofthe ladder and man from the bottom is

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The mass of a uniform ladder of length 5m is 20 kg. A person of mass 60kg stand on the ladder at a height of 2m fit)m the bottom. The position of centre of mass ofthe ladder and man from the bottom is (A) 1.256m (B) 2.532m (C) 3.513m (D) 2.125m

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Mass of ladder acts at b.5m Mass of man acts at 2m x= (m1x1 + m2x2/m1+m2)

Q. The mass of a uniform ladder of length 5m is 20 kg. A person of mass 60kg stand on the ladder at a height of 2m fit)m the bottom. The position of centre of mass ofthe ladder and man from the bottom is

1.256m

2.532m

3.513m

2.125m

Mass of ladder acts at b.5m
Mass of man acts at 2m
$x = \frac{m _{1} x _{1} + m _{2} x _{2}}{m _{1} + m _{2}}$

Q. The mass of a uniform ladder of length 5m is 20 kg. A person of mass 60kg stand on the ladder at a height of 2m fit)m the bottom. The position of centre of mass ofthe ladder and man from the bottom is

1.256m

2.532m

3.513m

2.125m

Mass of ladder acts at b.5m Mass of man acts at 2m x=m1​+m2​m1​x1​+m2​x2​​

Mass of ladder acts at b.5m
Mass of man acts at 2m
$x = \frac{m _{1} x _{1} + m _{2} x _{2}}{m _{1} + m _{2}}$