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Centre of gravity and centroid

Physics Asked by Zaid AAmir on December 8, 2020

Are the geometric centre & centre of gravity of a right angled triangle at different coordinates ?

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For any triangle, both are at the average coordinates of the three vertices: $(a+b+c)/3$. This holds true for a triangle of uniform density. And I am interpreting "center of gravity" as described here.

Answered by Joseph O'Rourke on December 8, 2020

The both coordinates(COM&CG) of a plane surface of uniform mass density in uniform gravitational field are same.

Answered by Vish on December 8, 2020

Centre of Gravity and Centre of mass of a body on surface of earth are same. But, the centroid depends on the dimensions of the body(triangle) but not on mass. Hence for a non uniform mass distribution the centroid doesn't coincide with Centre of Gravity.

Answered by Aravind Emmadishetty on December 8, 2020

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