1centre of mass in all cases..
as centre of mass hs no force acting over it
two Ice skaters ram n lakhsman [hehe ...nice names] are holding two sides of a massless rod ......ram is twice as heavy as lakshman.....the centre of mass of the two skaters lie along the rod....
where will they meet::
1.if ram moves hand by hand towards lakshman
2.if lakshman moves hand by hand towardss ram...
3.if both move hand buy hand towards each oder....
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62In the earth frame they will meet at the center of mass. always.
The center of mass will be 1/3rd distance from Ram
This is bcos if u take these 3(ram, laxman and the rod) as a system. there is no external force
In the reference to the rod.. they will obviously meet at different points.
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