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Assume that the origin goes through the place marked in the diagram. The three masses are connected by massless, rigid rods of 30 cm length (center-to-center). If the mass of A is 100 g, the mass of B is 150 g and the mass of C is 400 g, what is the x-coordinate (in cm) of the center of mass?
What is the y-coordinate (in cm) of the center of mass?
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