(A) The accelerations of the particles are given by: $\vec{a}_A = -a\hat{i}$ $\vec{a}_B = a\hat{j}$ $\vec{a}_C = a\hat{i}$ $\vec{a}_D = -a\hat{j}$ The

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(A) The accelerations of the particles are given by: $\vec{a}_A = -a\hat{i}$ $\vec{a}_B = a\hat{j}$ $\vec{a}_C = a\hat{i}$ $\vec{a}_D = -a\hat{j}$ The acceleration of the centre of mass is given by: $\vec{a}_{cm} = \frac{m_A\vec{a}_A + m_B\vec{a}_B + m_C\vec{a}_C + m_D\vec{a}_D}{m_A + m_B + m_C + m_D}$ Substituting the values: $\vec{a}_{cm} = \frac{m(-a\hat{i}) + 2m(a\hat{j}) + 3m(a\hat{i}) + 4m(-a\hat{j})}{m + 2m + 3m + 4m}$ $\vec{a}_{cm} = \frac{-ma\hat{i} + 2ma\hat{j} + 3ma\hat{i} - 4ma\hat{j}}{10m}$ $\vec{a}_{cm} = \frac{2ma\hat{i} - 2ma\hat{j}}{10m} = \frac{a}{5}\hat{i} - \frac{a}{5}\hat{j} = \frac{a}{5}(\hat{i} - \hat{j})$

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Four particles $A, B, C$ and $D$ with masses $m_A=m, m_B=2m, m_C=3m$ and $m_D=4m$ are at the corners of a square. They have accelerations of equal magnitude $a$ with directions as shown. The acceleration of the centre of mass of the particles is

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