A thin bar of length $L$ has a mass per unit length $\lambda $, that increases linearly with distance from one end. If its total mass is $M$ and its mass per unit length at the lighter end is $\lambda_0$, then the distance of the centre of mass from the lighter end is

  • [JEE MAIN 2014]
  • A

    $\frac{L}{2} - \frac{{{\lambda _0}{L^2}}}{{4M}}$

  • B

    $\frac{L}{3} + \frac{{{\lambda _0}{L^2}}}{{8M}}$

  • C

    $\frac{L}{3} + \frac{{{\lambda _0}{L^2}}}{{4M}}$

  • D

    $\frac{{2L}}{3} - \frac{{{\lambda _0}{L^2}}}{{6M}}$

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