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What is the difference between Centre of Gravity and Centroid?

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Barry Mclean

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Answered Feb 01, 2021


Both the center of gravity and the centroid are related to planes. The center of gravity is the place where all sides of the object or system are perfectly balanced. The center of gravity can be in not only an object but the solar system and the human body.

An example of an object that has a center of gravity is the center of a seesaw. This is because, in this space, the wood is balanced in the middle.The centroid is the object's hub, and this is for an object that has the same density. The centroid has the same length, volume, and area distributed.

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Answered Jan 29, 2021

A center of mass is called the barycenter or center of gravity, which is the point of an item or system of material points in which the object's whole mass is concentrated. This idea allows the entire object to be one material point whose mass is equal to the body's total mass, and the hub of mass is the juncture where the gravitational force is acting on the body. On the other hand, the centroid is the center point of the object.

It is the point at which three medians of the triangle come together. It is known as the centroid of a triangle. It is also described as the point of the intersection of all three medians. A median is a line that links the midpoint of a side and the opposite vertex of a triangle.

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Answered Dec 03, 2020

A center of mass that, besides the center of gravity, is when the point of an object or system of material points in which the object's total mass is concentrated. This concept demonstrates that the item is one material point whose mass is equal to that body's total mass.

The center of mass occurs for any system of material points, whether a force is working on the body. With irregular geometric bodies, the center of gravity is at the intersection of the gravity lines. With centroid, which can also be called the geometric center, corresponds with the gravity center when it is homogeneous.

In physics, the body's centroid is illustrated as the focal point of the vector's collection of the acceleration of all material points of the same object. If the body is homogeneous, this point is positioned near the intersection of the gravitational lines. In right geometric bodies, it is determined geometrically, and this is called the center of gravity of an object.

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Christian Jackson

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Answered Aug 06, 2020

The center of gravity is a place in a system or human body where the load is equally distributed, and all sides are in perfect balance. The center of a seesaw is a good example as the wood balances on that middle piece perfectly. The center of gravity in a grown human is located in the mid-pelvic cavity, and when the adult is standing, all their parts are in balance with each other.

The centroid is the hub of a symmetrical object of uniform density. The centroid entails the distribution of length, area, and volume. The centroid is the new and improved word for the center of gravity, and the Centroid is the median spot of all the points of an object.

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Larry Thornton

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Answered Aug 04, 2020

If you are wondering if the Center of Gravity and Centroid is the same, you should remember that they are connected to planes. When you say the center of gravity, this is the place where the full weight is located.

For example, an object will always have a center of gravity, and this is where its full weight can be correctly measured. If you would like to calculate this, remember that there is a formula that you should follow, namely CG W = S, then multiply this with dw.

If you are wondering what the difference of this with centroid is, a centroid is something that you can calculate if you would use the plumb method. You will know where the centroid is based on where the g is.

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O.Olivia

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Answered Jul 31, 2020

Centre of Gravity and Centroids are related to planes. Both of these terms come from Latin words. The center of gravity is the point at the body where the full weight of the body acts. The centroid is a geometric object center. There are different ways to calculate these two things. To calculate the center of gravity, a person can use the formula CG * W = S x dw. Centroids can be calculated by using the plumb line method. In these formulas, the center of gravity is represented by the g, where the centroid is represented by the letter g. It is not easy to always calculate these, because sometimes the mass and weight are not known.
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Naheed Mir

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Answered Jul 23, 2020

The Centroid is the average position of all the points of an object, whereas the center of gravity is the point through which the weight of a body acts. The term center of gravity refers to the bodies having mass and weight while the term centroid refers to the plane areas.

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