Date: 12/19/07
Purpose: To find the center of gravity of a pencil
Equipment: Pencil, and Triangular prism to use as your fulcrum point
Procedure:
1. Step # 1 – Place the pencil on the fulcrum.
2. Step # 2 – Move the pencil about the fulcrum until it balances without you touching it.
Conclusion: When the pencil is balanced on the fulcrum, You have found its center of gravity.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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