Consider a two particle system with particles having masses m 1 and m 2 . If the first particle is pushed towards the centre of mass through a distance d , by what distance should the second parti

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Consider a two particle system with particles having masses $m_{1}$ and $m_{2}$ . If the first particle is pushed towards the centre of mass through a distance $d$ , by what distance should the second particle be moved, so as to keep the centre of mass at the same position?

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$m_{1} d + m_{2} x = 0$ $x = \frac{m _{1} d}{m _{2}}$

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m 1 ​ d + m 2 ​ x = 0 x = m 2 ​ m 1 ​ d ​

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