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In a system two particles of masses $m_1=3 \mathrm{~kg}$ and $m_2=2 \mathrm{~kg}$ are placed at certain distance from each other. The particle of mass $m_1$ is moved towards the center of mass of the system through a distance $2 \mathrm{~cm}$. In order to keep the center of mass of the system at the original position, the particle of mass $m_2$ should move towards the center of mass by the distance _____ $\mathrm{cm}$.
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$\begin{aligned} & \Delta \mathrm{X}_{\text {C.O.M. }}=\frac{\mathrm{m}_1 \Delta \mathrm{x}_1+\mathrm{m}_2 \Delta \mathrm{x}_2}{\mathrm{~m}_1+\mathrm{m}_2} \\ & \Rightarrow 0=\frac{3 \times 2+2(-\mathrm{x})}{3+2} \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=3 \mathrm{~cm}\end{aligned}$
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