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Problem
Three particles have masses
1
kg
1\,\text{kg}
1
kg
,
2
kg
2\,\text{kg}
2
kg
, and
3
kg
3\,\text{kg}
3
kg
. Their velocities along the
x
x
x
-axis are
+
2
m
/
s
+2\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}
+
2
m
/
s
,
0
0
0
, and
−
1
m
/
s
-1\,\text{m}\!/\!\text{s}
−
1
m
/
s
, respectively. Calculate both the magnitude and direction of the center-of-mass velocity of the system.
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