Question

why is the centre of mass of a spring outside it??i thought centre of mass is a particle inside the body.explain

Answer 1

wat is the formula for com?

Answer 2

spring is usually massless so there is not need to define its COM. but if some spring have mass then its COM will depend on its shape..

Answer 3

srry i made a mistake ring not spring :P

Answer 4

centre of mass is just a position arvind can be inside or outside a body imagine the ring in a co-ordinate system the position of com need not be inside the body
POSITION REMEMBER

Answer 5

k tht was a major misconcept in my mind thx nxt one