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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Anybody up for some calc 2 question on center of mass?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the center of mass of the triangular region in the first quadrent between the circle x^2+y^2 equals 9. And the lines x=-3 and x=3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Typo: between the lines is x=3 and y=3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hint use geometry to find the area

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the area of the required region wil be the area of the square formed by the lines x=3 and y=3 (Minus) the area of the circle in the first quadrant...A\[A _{sq}=3^{2}\] wheareas \[A _{circle}=\Pi3^{2}/4\] then subtract these values

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but it is a triangluar region, not a square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just draw the figure...you will understand my solution :-)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could you help me draw this, i am having trouble picturing it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know the circle, but this triangular region, how to i draw it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, that is a square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the shaded regioon is the required area...which is a subtraction of the area of the circle in the first quadrant and the "square formed by our two lines

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so, then to get the mass, i just multiply that area buy delta. Okay thank you for the help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cheers man

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I subtracted both values and got: (36-9pi)/(4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put the value of pi as 3.14 then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i get 1.935

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