moments and Center of gravity

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what must you remember when stating a moment

whether it is clockwise or anti clockwise

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how to find center of gravity of strangely shaped object

punch a few holes in the object, hang it by a hole on a retort stand with a pin through the hole, use a plumb line to draw a line on the object from the hole, repeat for all holes and the crossing point is the COG

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definition of stable

slight displacement results in CoM increasing in height

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definition of unstable

slight displacement results in CoM decreasing in height

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definition of neutral stability

slight displacement results in no change in height of CoM