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21.2: Translational Equation of Motion

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We shall think about the system of particles as follows. We treat the whole system as a single point-like particle of mass mT located at the center of mass moving with the velocity of the center of mass Vcm The external force acting on the system acts at the center of mass and from our earlier result (Equation 10.4.9) we have that

Fext=dpsysdt=ddt(mTVcm)


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