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AP Physics C: Mechanics
2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
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A horizontal coordinate axis labeled x extends to the right with an arrow. A vertical tick mark at the origin is labeled 0, and a second vertical tick mark to the right is labeled L. A horizontal rectangular bar representing a rod lies along the x-axis, spanning from x = 0 to x = L. The bar has a gradient shading that is darkest gray at the left end at x = 0 and smoothly transitions to very light gray at the right end at x = L. A thin vertical slice of width dx is marked within the rod at a horizontal distance x from the origin, labeled dm. A horizontal double-headed dimension arrow spans below the rod from 0 to L and is labeled L. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A non-uniform rod of length \(L\) positioned along the \(x\)-axis.
A thin, non-uniform rod of total mass \(M\) and length \(L\) lies along the positive \(x\)-axis between \(x = 0\) and \(x = L\). The linear mass density of the rod decreases exponentially from the left end according to the function \(\lambda(x) = \lambda_0 e^{-x/L}\), where \(\lambda_0\) is a positive constant. Which of the following expressions correctly represents the center-of-mass coordinate \(x_{\text{cm}}\) of the rod measured from \(x = 0\)?

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