Two particles whose masses are $10\,kg$ and $30\,kg$ and their position vectors are $\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ and $-\hat{i} - \hat{j} - \hat{k}$ respectively would have the centre of mass at:

  • A
    $-\frac{(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k})}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k})}{2}$
  • C
    $-\frac{(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k})}{4}$
  • D
    $\frac{(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k})}{4}$

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