When the centers of mass (CoM)of two adjacent segments are combined,the combined CoM will be located somewhere along a line connecting the two individual CoMs.

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This is known as the principle of superposition and it applies to any number of segments or objects. The combined CoM will always lie somewhere along the line connecting the individual CoMs.

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