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1.5E: Exercises

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Moments and Centers of Mass

For the following exercises, calculate the center of mass for the collection of masses given.

Exercise 1.5E.1

m1=2 at x1=1 and m2=4 at x2=2

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.2

m1=1 at x1=1 and m2=3 at x2=2

Answer

54

Exercise 1.5E.3

m=3 at x=0,1,2,6

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.4

Unit masses at (x,y)=(1,0),(0,1),(1,1)

Answer

(23,23)

Exercise 1.5E.5

m1=1 at (1,0) and m2=4 at (0,1)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.6

m1=1 at (1,0) and m2=3 at (2,2)

Answer

(74,32)

For the following exercises, compute the center of mass x–.

Exercise 1.5E.7

ρ=1 for x(1,3)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.8

ρ=x2 for x(0,L)

Answer

3L4

Exercise 1.5E.9

ρ=1 for x(0,1) and ρ=2 for x(1,2)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.10

ρ=sinx for x(0,π)

Answer

π2

Exercise 1.5E.11

ρ=cosx for x(0,π2)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.12

ρ=ex for x(0,2)

Answer

e2+1e21

Exercise 1.5E.13

ρ=x3+xex for x(0,1)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.14

ρ=xsinx for x(0,π)

Answer

π24π

Exercise 1.5E.15

ρ=x for x(1,4)

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.16

ρ=lnx for x(1,e)

Answer

14(1+e2)

For the following exercises, compute the center of mass (ˉx,ˉy). Use symmetry to help locate the center of mass whenever possible.

Exercise 1.5E.17

ρ=7 in the square 0x1,0y1

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.18

ρ=3 in the triangle with vertices (0,0),(a,0), and (0,b)

Answer

(a3,b3)

Exercise 1.5E.19

ρ=2 for the region bounded by y=cos(x),y=cos(x),x=π2, and x=π2

Answer

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For the following exercises, use a calculator to draw the region, then compute the center of mass (ˉx,ˉy). Use symmetry to help locate the center of mass whenever possible.

Exercise 1.5E.20

The region bounded by y=cos(2x),x=π4, and x=π4

Answer

(0,π8)

Exercise 1.5E.21

The region between y=2x2,y=0,x=0, and x=1

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.22

The region between y=54x2 and y=5

Answer

(0,3)

Exercise 1.5E.23

Region between y=x,y=ln(x),x=1, and x=4

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.24

The region bounded by y=0,x24+y29=1

Answer

(0,4π)

Exercise 1.5E.25

The region bounded by y=0,x=0, and x24+y29=1

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.26

The region bounded by y=x2 and y=x4 in the first quadrant

Answer

(58,13)

For the following exercises, use the theorem of Pappus to determine the volume of the shape.

Exercise 1.5E.27

Rotating y=mx around the x-axis between x=0 and x=1

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.28

Rotating y=mx around the y-axis between x=0 and x=1

Answer

mπ3

Exercise 1.5E.29

A general cone created by rotating a triangle with vertices (0,0),(a,0), and (0,b) around the y-axis. Does your answer agree with the volume of a cone?

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.30

A general cylinder created by rotating a rectangle with vertices (0,0),(a,0),(0,b), and (a,b) around the y -axis. Does your answer agree with the volume of a cylinder?

Answer

πa2b

Exercise 1.5E.31

A sphere created by rotating a semicircle with radius a around the y-axis. Does your answer agree with the volume of a sphere?

Answer

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For the following exercises, use a calculator to draw the region enclosed by the curve. Find the area M and the centroid (ˉx,ˉy) for the given shapes. Use symmetry to help locate the center of mass whenever possible.

Exercise 1.5E.32

Quarter-circle: y=1x2,y=0, and x=0

Answer

(43π,43π)

Exercise 1.5E.33

Triangle: y=x,y=2x, and y=0

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.34

Lens: y=x2 and y=x

Answer

(12,25)

Exercise 1.5E.35

Ring: y2+x2=1 and y2+x2=4

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.36

Half-ring: y2+x2=1,y2+x2=4, and y=0

Answer

(0,289π)

Exercise 1.5E.37

Find the generalized center of mass in the sliver between y=xa and y=xb with a>b. Then, use the Pappus theorem to find the volume of the solid generated when revolving around the y-axis.

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.38

Find the generalized center of mass between y=a2x2,x=0, and y=0. Then, use the Pappus theorem to find the volume of the solid generated when revolving around the y-axis.

Answer

Center of mass: (a6,4a25), volume: 2πa49

Exercise 1.5E.39

Find the generalized center of mass between y=bsin(ax),x=0, and x=πa. Then, use the Pappus theorem to find the volume of the solid generated when revolving around the y-axis.

Answer

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Exercise 1.5E.40

Use the theorem of Pappus to find the volume of a torus (pictured here). Assume that a disk of radius a is positioned with the left end of the circle at x=b,b>0, and is rotated around the y-axis.

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Answer

Find the center of mass (ˉx,ˉy) for a thin wire along the semicircle y=1x2 with unit mass. (Hint: Use the theorem of Pappus.)


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