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fisico30
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Hello Forum,
if a force is applied to an object along a direction that passes through the center of mass, the object will translate without rotation.
If the force acts along a line that does not pass through the CM, will the object both rotate and translate?
Where and how does the force need to applied to cause the object to only rotate and not translate?
I am assuming the object is not constrained but free to move in any direction...
To obtain translation does the force need to always have a component along a direction that goes through the center of mass?
thanks,
fisico30
if a force is applied to an object along a direction that passes through the center of mass, the object will translate without rotation.
If the force acts along a line that does not pass through the CM, will the object both rotate and translate?
Where and how does the force need to applied to cause the object to only rotate and not translate?
I am assuming the object is not constrained but free to move in any direction...
To obtain translation does the force need to always have a component along a direction that goes through the center of mass?
thanks,
fisico30