Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Linear Momentum and Collisions - Conceptual Questions - Page 189: 17

Answer

Your center of mass is above the area of contact between your foot and the ground.

Work Step by Step

If you are balancing on one foot, there are several points in which the foot touches the ground. The center of mass lies on a line perpendicular to the ground, passing through one of the contacts of the foot and the ground. In other words, it is somewhere above the area of contact between your foot and the ground.
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