Roughly where is your center of mass when you’re standing?
To find: the center of mass of the human when standing.
Explanation of Solution
The centre of mass is defined the point where the object’s mass is equally distributed in all direction.
Sketch the possible location of the centre of mass in a human as in Figure 1.
Refer to the Figure 1;
The possible location of the centre of mass is the area of the abdomen.
This position will vary for both man and women and the position of the human.
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