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because the center of mass is this weighted average
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divided by the total mass,
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so I've got to divide by M.
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Well, I claim, if you do this and cancel everything
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you will get the answer of (2 / 3)·h.
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Okay, so not surprisingly the center of mass of this
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is not halfway to the other end,
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but two-thirds of the way
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because it's top heavy;
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this side of it is heavier.
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This is the level of calculus
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you should be able to do in this course,