A uniform wire of length
is bent into shape
V
as shown in the figure.
The distance of its
from the vertex
A
is
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Let's assume a co-ordinate system where A is the origin and the angular bisector of A B and A C is the x-axis.
The length of A B is 2 l and the location of its center of mass is the midpoint ( 4 l cos 3 0 ∘ , 4 l sin 3 0 ∘ ) .
Similarly, the center of mass of A C is ( 4 l cos 3 0 ∘ , − 4 l sin 3 0 ∘ ) .
The centre of mass of the whole wire is the midpoint of the above two centers of mass (as the wire is of uniform mass distribution).
∴ C ≡ ( 4 l cos 3 0 ∘ , 0 )
⟹ required distance = 4 l cos 3 0 ∘ = 8 l 3