C4B.1 Consider a system consisting of two point particles A and B separated by 25 cm. The distance between particle A and the system's center of mass is 5 cm. What is the mass of particle B compared to the mass of particle A? (Hint: Put the center of mass at the origin.)

C4B.1 Consider a system consisting of two point particles A and B separated by 25 cm. The distance between particle A and the system's center of mass is 5 cm. What is the mass of particle B compared to the mass of particle A? (Hint: Put the center of mass at the origin.)

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