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Somewhere Near the Center (Posted on 2008-09-09) Difficulty: 2 of 5
This problem was inspired by Charlie's "Continental Pole of Inaccessibility" problem.

An irregular two dimensional shape is depicted below. Using the unit markings find the following:

1. The "center of mass" for the shape.
2. The point on the shape that lies furthest from the edge.

8    +---+---+---+   +---+---+
     |           |   |       |
7+---+           +---+       +---+
 |                               |
6+                               +
 |                               |
5+                           +---+
 |                           | 
4+                           +---+
 |                               |
3+                           +---+
 |                           |
2+                           +---+
 |                               |
1+                       +---+---+
 |                       |
0+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8

No Solution Yet Submitted by Leming    
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Puzzle Thoughts Comment 4 of 4 |
tTe center of mass is at (3.76315789473684, 3.95614035087719)

The point farthest from the edge is (3.5166852264521, 3.5166852264521

Edited on July 12, 2024, 9:45 am
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-07-12 09:45:04

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