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Which of the following statements are correct? (a) Centre of mass of a body always coincides with the centre of gravity of the body. (b) Centre of mass of a body is the point at which the total gravitational torque on the body is zero (c) A couple on a body produce both translational and rotational motion in a body. (d) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small effort can be used to lift a large load.
Explanation
CM and CG differ in non-uniform fields; a couple causes only rotation.
Detailed Solution
The centre of mass may or may not coincide with the centre of gravity, so (a) is incorrect.
A couple produces only rotational motion, so (c) is incorrect.
So statements (b) and (d) are correct.
