For an irregularly shaped planar lamina of uniform density , bounded by graphs
and
, the mass
of this region is given by,
, where A is the area of the region,
The moments about the x- and y-axes are given by:
The center of mass is given by:
We are given:
Refer to the attached image for the bounded region.
Let's first evaluate...
For an irregularly shaped planar lamina of uniform density , bounded by graphs
and
, the mass
of this region is given by,
, where A is the area of the region,
The moments about the x- and y-axes are given by:
The center of mass is given by:
We are given:
Refer to the attached image for the bounded region.
Let's first evaluate the area of the region,
Now let's find the moments about the x- and y-axes using the above stated formulas.
Take the constant out and simplify,
Now let's find the coordinates of the center of mass,
The center of the mass is
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