Interactive walkthrough · Unit 2, Question 2

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Six identical uniform spheres are arranged on a set of coordinate axes in two different triangular arrangements, A and B, as shown. How does the y-coordinate of the center of mass of the three spheres in arrangement A, ycm,a, compare to the y-coordinate of the center of mass of the three spheres in arrangement B, ycm,b?

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