A right isosceles triangle is cut out from a piece of sheet metal. The two equal sides are 1.0 m long each. How far is the center of gravity from the right angle (90.°) vertex of the triangle?

A) 0.71 m
B) 0.55 m
C) 0.47 m
D) 0.24 m
E) 0.35 m


C

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