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CENTER OF GRAVITY
Jerome Bayona
Farra Raida Mattrasal
WHAT IS CENTER OF GRAVITY??
 It is the point at which the entire weight of a
body may be considered as concentrated so
that if supported at this point the body would
remain in equilibrium in any position
Centre of gravity, in physics, imaginary point in
a body of matter where, for convenience in
certain calculations, the total weight of the body
may be thought to be concentrated. The concept
is sometimes useful in designing static
structures (e.g., buildings and bridges) or in
predicting the behaviour of a moving body when
it is acted on by gravity.
In a uniform gravitational field the centre of
gravity is identical to the centre of mass, a term
preferred by physicists. The two do not always
coincide, however. For
example, the Moon’s centre of mass is very
close to its geometric centre
the center of mass, of a distribution of mass in space is the unique
point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass
sums to zero. the distribution of mass is balanced around the center
of mass and the average of the weighted position coordinates of the
distributed mass defines its coordinates. calculations
in mechanics are simplified when formulated with respect to the
center of mass.
in the case of a single rigid body, the center of mass is fixed in
relation to the body, and if the body has uniform density, it will be
located at the centroid. the center of mass may be located outside the
physical body, as is sometimes the case for hollow or open-shaped
objects, such as a horseshoe. in the case of a distribution of separate
bodies, such as the planets of thesolar system, the center of mass
may not correspond to the position of any individual member of the
system.
the center of mass is a useful reference point for calculations
in mechanics that involve masses distributed in space, such as
the linear and angular momentum of planetary bodies andrigid body
dynamics. in orbital mechanics, the equations of motion of planets are
formulated as point masses located at the centers of mass. the center
of mass frame is an inertial frame in which the center of mass of a
system is at rest at with respect the origin of the coordinate system.
EXAMPLES OF
PROPER BODY MECHANICS
MECHANICS
MECHANICS
MECHANICS
ALWAYS REMEMBER!
ALWAYS REMEMBER!
Center of Gravity Explained

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Center of Gravity Explained

  • 1. CENTER OF GRAVITY Jerome Bayona Farra Raida Mattrasal
  • 2. WHAT IS CENTER OF GRAVITY??
  • 3.  It is the point at which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position
  • 4. Centre of gravity, in physics, imaginary point in a body of matter where, for convenience in certain calculations, the total weight of the body may be thought to be concentrated. The concept is sometimes useful in designing static structures (e.g., buildings and bridges) or in predicting the behaviour of a moving body when it is acted on by gravity. In a uniform gravitational field the centre of gravity is identical to the centre of mass, a term preferred by physicists. The two do not always coincide, however. For example, the Moon’s centre of mass is very close to its geometric centre
  • 5. the center of mass, of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero. the distribution of mass is balanced around the center of mass and the average of the weighted position coordinates of the distributed mass defines its coordinates. calculations in mechanics are simplified when formulated with respect to the center of mass. in the case of a single rigid body, the center of mass is fixed in relation to the body, and if the body has uniform density, it will be located at the centroid. the center of mass may be located outside the physical body, as is sometimes the case for hollow or open-shaped objects, such as a horseshoe. in the case of a distribution of separate bodies, such as the planets of thesolar system, the center of mass may not correspond to the position of any individual member of the system. the center of mass is a useful reference point for calculations in mechanics that involve masses distributed in space, such as the linear and angular momentum of planetary bodies andrigid body dynamics. in orbital mechanics, the equations of motion of planets are formulated as point masses located at the centers of mass. the center of mass frame is an inertial frame in which the center of mass of a system is at rest at with respect the origin of the coordinate system.
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