A machine part consists of a thin, uniform 4.00−kg bar that is 1.50 m long, hinged perpendicular to a similar vertical bar of mass m_rod = 3.33 kg and length 1.80 m. The longer bar has a small but dense m_ball = 1.88−kg ball at one end (see figure). By what distance will the center of mass of this part move if the vertical bar is pivoted counterclockwise through 90∘ to make the entire part horizontal? HINT: it may be easier to first calculate how much the center of mass moves horizontally and vertically, separately.

A machine part consists of a thin, uniform 4.00−kg bar that is 1.50 m long, hinged perpendicular to a similar vertical bar of mass m_rod = 3.33 kg and length 1.80 m. The longer bar has a small but dense m_ball = 1.88−kg ball at one end (see figure). By what distance will the center of mass of this part move if the vertical bar is pivoted counterclockwise through 90∘ to make the entire part horizontal? HINT: it may be easier to first calculate how much the center of mass moves horizontally and vertically, separately.

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A machine part consists of a thin, uniform 4.00 k g bar that is 1.50 m long, hinged perpendicular to a similar vertical bar of mass m rod = 3.33 k g and length 1.80 m . The longer bar has a small but dense m_ball = 1.88 k g ball at one end (see figure).
By what distance will the center of mass of this part move if the vertical bar is pivoted counterclockwise through 90 to make the entire part horizontal? HINT: it may be easier to first calculate how much the center of mass moves horizontally and vertically, separately.

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