i was just reading this thread and I have a similar problem. Would the center of mass accelerate at the same magnitude AND direction with a centered force as well as an off centered force?
Homework Statement
A pendulum has a length L = 1.04 m, with mass m=0.43 kg at the end. It hangs straight down in a jet plane about to take off as shown by the dotted line in the figure. The jet then accelerates uniformly, and while the plane is accelerating, the equilibrium position of the...