Center of mass or barycenter (2 bodies):
is distance of center from along line between bodies
is distance between bodies
is masses
Center of mass or barycenter (n>2 bodies):
(Sum of product of all masses and their associated positions)
Mechanical Equilibrium
Must equal zero to maintain linear state
about any point must equal zero to maintain rotational state
If you put the point you are calculating at one of the forces, there’s less algebra