Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 7 - Applications of Integration - 7.6 Exercises - Page 494: 12

Answer

$$\left( {\overline x ,\overline y } \right) = \left( {\frac{5}{8},\frac{{13}}{{16}}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

\[\begin{gathered} {\text{}} \hfill \\ \boxed{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{m_i}}&3&4&2&1&6 \\ {\left( {{x_i},{y_i}} \right)}&{\left( { - 2, - 3} \right)}&{\left( {5,5} \right)}&{\left( {7,1} \right)}&{\left( {0,0} \right)}&{\left( { - 3,0} \right)} \end{array}} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \] $$\eqalign{ & m{\text{ is the total mass of the system}} \cr & m = {m_1} + {m_2} + {m_3} + {m_4} + {m_5} \cr & m = 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 \cr & m = 16 \cr & \cr & {\text{*The moment about the }}y{\text{ - axis is }} \cr & {M_y} = {m_1}{x_1} + {m_2}{x_2} + {m_3}{x_3} + {m_4}{x_4} + {m_5}{x_5} \cr & {M_y} = \left( 3 \right)\left( { - 2} \right) + \left( 4 \right)\left( 5 \right) + \left( 2 \right)\left( 7 \right) + \left( 1 \right)\left( 0 \right) + \left( 6 \right)\left( { - 3} \right) \cr & {M_y} = 10 \cr & \cr & {\text{*The moment about the }}x{\text{ - axis is }} \cr & {M_x} = {m_1}{y_1} + {m_2}{y_2} + {m_3}{y_3} \cr & {M_x} = \left( 3 \right)\left( { - 3} \right) + \left( 4 \right)\left( 5 \right) + \left( 2 \right)\left( 1 \right) + \left( 1 \right)\left( 0 \right) + \left( 6 \right)\left( 0 \right) \cr & {M_x} = 13 \cr & \cr & {\text{The center of mass }}\left( {\overline x ,\overline y } \right)({\text{or center of gravity}}){\text{ is}} \cr & \overline x = \frac{{{M_y}}}{m} = \frac{{10}}{{16}} = \frac{5}{8} \cr & \overline y = \frac{{{M_x}}}{m} = \frac{{13}}{{16}} \cr & \left( {\overline x ,\overline y } \right) = \left( {\frac{5}{8},\frac{{13}}{{16}}} \right) \cr} $$
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