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Write true or false for the following statements:

The centre of mass and centre of gravity for a small body lie at the same point.

True

Explanation:


Centre of mass means the mean position of all the matter in the body.


Centre of Gravity is a point at which the weight of body is considered.


If the object is small then gravitational field is uniform and both lie at the same point.


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