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Homework Statement
Two point-like masses have common center of mass located at (xc=2.1cm, yc=4.3cm). Mass M1=49kg is at (x1=65cm, y1). Mass M2=7.5kg is at (x2, y2=(-85)cm). A third mass M3 is placed at (x3=(-15.3)cm, y3=9.4cm). What is the mass of M3 if the x-coordinate of the center of mass of the 3 mass is at x=0?
Homework Equations
[tex]\sum (mi)(xi)/(mi)[/tex] with respect to x.
The Attempt at a Solution
Find out the mass of m3, but what does this mean "x-coordinate of the center of mass of the 3 mass is at x=0?"
I cannot solve for m3 because the x2 is unknown.
Any ideas?
Thanks