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Sketch the following systems on a number line and find the location of the center of mass.$m_{1}=10 \mathrm{kg}$ located at $x=3 \mathrm{m} ; m_{2}=3 \mathrm{kg}$ located at $x=-1 \mathrm{m}$
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