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PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

**Statement 1:** The centre of mass of a system of particles is the weighted average of the position vectors of the particles making up the system.

**Statement 2:** The position of the centre of mass of a system is independent of the choice of coordinate system.

Answer: (B)

Solution

is exactly the mass-weighted average — Statement 1 is True. The centre of mass, as a physical point of the body, does

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