17.6 Velocity and Acceleration of the Center of Mass

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Motion of the center of mass and the point particle approximation.

1. The center of mass of a rigid object moves like a point particle (explain the point particle approximation done so far)

2. An external impulse changes the velocity of the CM

3. No external force implies constant Vcm

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