APFIVE Center of Mass of a Particle System
Three particles with masses m, 2m, and 3m are positioned at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with side length L. If the 3m particle is removed from the system, how does the position of the center of mass change?
A
It moves directly away from where the 3m mass was
B
It moves toward the 2m mass
C
It moves toward the m mass
D
It remains in the same position
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