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Question
A square cardboard is suspended by passing a pin through a narrow hole at its one corner. Draw a diagram to show its rest position. In the diagram, mark the point of suspension by the letter S and the centre of gravity by the letter G.
Solution
A square of cardboard is in a rest position with G as the centre of gravity and S as the point of suspension.
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