A rod of length 30.0 cm has linear density (mass-per-length) given by

lambda = 50.0 g/m + 20.0 y g/m2
,
where y is the distance from one end, measured in meters. (a) What is the mass of the rod? (b) How far
from the y = 0 end is its center of mass?

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