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📅 NSB 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Q6❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

A firework is launched on a parabolic arc and explodes into ten fragments at the apex of this arc. After these pieces fall to the ground, their positions and masses are measured. Which of the following will be closest to the center of mass of these pieces?

W) The launch point of the firework
X) The point directly below where the firework exploded
Y) The point at which the firework would have landed had it not exploded
Z) The focus of the parabola
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