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For shapes with a uniform density, the x coordinate for center of mass is given by
x dm , where dm is the differential mass and M is the total mass of
X cm =
M
the object. However, since this object is has the same density everywhere
x dA
throughout, we can re-write as
, where equals the density.
A
x dA .
Density will cancel and the center of mass can now be written as X cm =
A
To calculate the center of mass, the differential area dA must be written in
terms of x. To do this, consider that the triangle is made up of infinitely many
rectangles, each with length dx and a height of x . So the differential area
can be written as dA=xdx . This is shown in the graph below.
dx
X cm =
x30
2
X
.
Evaluating
this
integral
from
0
to
gives
. After
0
x 0
3
2
canceling terms and simplifying with the denominator, the center of mass for any
2 X0
triangle can be given as X cm =
3
R
( 2R 1) y
h
R=R1 +
Next, we need to examine what
dV
is a cylinder of height
dy
2R
(
1) y
h
R1 +
Y cm=
be bounded between 0 and h, so this will be integrated from 0 to h.)
Lastly a final substitution can be made for the total volume V . The
cylindrical disks or
dy
h
V =
Our final equation for center of mass looks something like this;
R
( 2R 1) y
h
R1 +
R
( 2R 1) y
h
R1 +
. Evaluating these integrals yields
dy
h
ydy
Y cm=
2