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

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anonymous · Answer

wat is the formula for com?

anonymous · Answer

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..

aravindg · Answer

srry i made a mistake ring not spring :P

anonymous · Answer

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
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aravindg · Answer

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