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Centre of mass after removing material (R=(M0​R0​−Mc​Rc​)/(M0​−Mc​))

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Suppose a body of mass M0​ has centre of mass R0​, and material of mass Mc​<M0​ with centre of mass Rc​ is removed. Additivity of the first mass moment gives the remaining centre of mass
R=M0​−Mc​M0​R0​−Mc​Rc​​.
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When the original centre of mass is at the origin, the remaining centre of mass points opposite the removed material's first mass moment. For a constrained rigid body rotating about a fixed axis, this displaced centre of mass undergoes centripetal acceleration even if the applied axial torque is zero.

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