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A ladder is leaned against a smooth wall and it is allowed to slip on a frictionless floor. Which figure represents trace of its centre of mass.

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The Correct Option is C

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Every physical system has associated with it a certain point whose motion characterises the motion of the whole system. When the system moves under an external force then this point moves in the same way as a single particle would move under the same external force. This point is called center of mass. In the given case the acceleration acts in the downward direction, in the center.
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System of Particles and Rotational Motion

  1. The system of particles refers to the extended body which is considered a rigid body most of the time for simple or easy understanding. A rigid body is a body with a perfectly definite and unchangeable shape.
  2. The distance between the pair of particles in such a body does not replace or alter. Rotational motion can be described as the motion of a rigid body originates in such a manner that all of its particles move in a circle about an axis with a common angular velocity.
  3. The few common examples of rotational motion are the motion of the blade of a windmill and periodic motion.