Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 6: Applications of Definite Integrals - Section 6.6 - Moments and Centers of Mass - Exercises 6.6 - Page 361: 25

Answer

$\overline {x}=0; \overline {y}=\dfrac{a \pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

We have a center of mass that is symmetric about the y- axis, which implies that $\overline {x}=0$ We are given that $\delta =k \space \sin \theta$ $\overline{y}=\dfrac{ m_x}{m}=\dfrac{\int_0^{\pi} a \sin \theta \delta a d\theta}{\int_0^{\pi} \delta a d\theta} \\=\dfrac{\int_0^{\pi} a^2 k (\sin^2 \theta d\theta)}{\int_0^{\pi} a \space k (\sin \theta d\theta)} \\=\dfrac{a (\theta-\sin (\dfrac{2 \theta}{2})]_0^{\pi}}{(2)(2)} \\=\dfrac{a \pi}{4}$
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