Mass is distributed uniformly over a thin rectangular plate,and the positions of two vertices are given by $(1, 3)$ and $(2, -4)$. What is the position of the $3^{rd}$ vertex if the centre of mass of the plate lies at the origin?

Distinguish between the center of mass and the center of gravity.

The distance between the carbon and oxygen atoms in a carbon monoxide molecule is $1.1 \, \mathring A$. Given that the mass of the carbon atom is $12 \, a.m.u.$ and the mass of the oxygen atom is $16 \, a.m.u.$,find the position of the center of mass of the carbon monoxide molecule.

Define the centre of mass.

$A$ uniform thin rod $AB$ of length $L$ has linear mass density $\mu(x) = a + \frac{bx}{L}$,where $x$ is measured from $A$. If the $CM$ of the rod lies at a distance of $\frac{7}{12}L$ from $A$,then $a$ and $b$ are related as

Look at the drawing given in the figure which has been drawn with ink of uniform line-thickness. The mass of ink used to draw each of the two inner circles,and each of the two line segments is $m$. The mass of the ink used to draw the outer circle is $6m$. The coordinates of the centres of the different parts are: outer circle $(0,0)$,left inner circle $(-a, a)$,right inner circle $(a, a)$,vertical line $(0,0)$ and horizontal line $(0,-a)$. The $y$-coordinate of the centre of mass of the ink in this drawing is