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The point, through which the whole weight of the body acts, irrespective of its position, is known as:

<p>A. moment of inertia </p> <p>B. centre of gravity</p> <p>C. centre of percussion</p> <p>D. centre of mass</p>

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Question added by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society
Date Posted: 2015/01/13
Manjusha Mohan
by Manjusha Mohan , Program Manager , Neo Technology Ltd

Center of Gravity.

 

However, In a uniform gravity field , both center of gravity and center of mass will be same. 

Noufal Ali
by Noufal Ali , Designer (2D & 3D) , SAUDI FAN INDUSTRIES

B

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

All objects behave as though their mass (the stuff they're made from) is concentrated at a point called their center of gravity

 

(as long as you are on earth)

Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed
by Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed , Technical Mnager , Fast Building Contracting Co.

Centre of Gravity = the point where all the weight seems to be concentrated.

Centre of Mass = the point where all the mass seems to be concentrated.

Where the weight of an object is usually taken to be the force on the object due to the gravity . Also we know that the mass of any body is constant and the weight is variable according to  gravity (the weight is not the same for the same mass if it in the earth and if it in the moon or the space).

So the answer is B

 

Muhammad Shakeel
by Muhammad Shakeel , CAD Design Manager , M/S zeeruk Intl.

Option-B centre of gravity is correct

 

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
by Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

B: centerpoint of gravity on wich you can balance everything if you have the strenght for it.

Based on Physics laws. The correct answer is definitely choice (D) Center of Mass, which represents the center of any mass particles and objects, and includes humans.

Sanjaya Kumal
by Sanjaya Kumal , project engineer civil , Bhimeswor Drilling Tatha Nirman Sewa

B

RAJ DAHIYA
by RAJ DAHIYA , Project Manager - Energy Optimization , Siemens

Its Option B, C.O.G.

Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

It looks like center of gravity refers to center of mass ... therefore B and D would be correct

By selecting the center of gravity as the reference point for a rigid body, the gravity forces will not cause the body to rotate, which means weight of the body can be considered to be concentrated at the center of mass.

The terms "center of mass" and "center of gravity" are used anonymously in a uniform gravity field to represent the unique point in an object or system which can be used to describe the system's response to external forces and torques.

Ali Waqas Bhatti
by Ali Waqas Bhatti , Electrical Engineer , Lakson Group of Companies

Its The Center of Gravity .

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