Motion of Center of Mass
Start
Velocity = 18 m/s
Ang. of Projection = 60°
Angular Velocity = 5 rad/s
M
b
/ M
r
= 0.5
Vertical Plane
Horizontal Plane
Path 1
Path 2
Voice Over
Animation shows the motion of center of mass of a two particle system. Should help to bring to focus the importance of the center of mass in analyzing the behavior of system of particles.