A lamina occupies the part of the disk
x^2 + y^2 ≤ 36
in the first quadrant. Find its center of mass if the density at any point is proportional to its distance from the X-AXIS.
p.s. it is proportional to the distance from x-axis not the origin.
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Since x, y > 0, we can take the density as δ(x,y) = k|x| = kx for some constant k.
So, m = ∫∫ δ(x,y) dA
..........= ∫∫ kx dA
..........= ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) ∫(r = 0 to 6) k(r cos θ) * (r dr dθ), via polar coordinates
..........= k * ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) cos θ dθ * ∫(r = 0 to 6) r^2 dr
..........= k * (sin θ {for θ = 0 to π/2}) * ((1/3)r^3 {for r = 0 to 6})
..........= k * 1 * 72
..........= 72k.
My = ∫∫ x δ(x,y) dA
......= ∫∫ x * kx dA
......= ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) ∫(r = 0 to 6) k(r cos θ)^2 * (r dr dθ), via polar coordinates
......= k * ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) cos^2(θ) dθ * ∫(r = 0 to 6) r^3 dr
......= k * ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) (1/2)(1 + cos(2θ)) dθ * ∫(r = 0 to 6) r^3 dr
......= k * (1/2)(θ + sin(2θ)/2) {for θ = 0 to π/2}) * ((1/4)r^4 {for r = 0 to 6})
......= k * (π/4) * 6^4/4
......= 81πk.
Mx = ∫∫ y δ(x,y) dA
......= ∫∫ y * kx dA
......= ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) ∫(r = 0 to 6) (r sin θ) * k(r cos θ) * (r dr dθ), via polar coordinates
......= k * ∫(θ = 0 to π/2) sin θ cos θ dθ * ∫(r = 0 to 6) r^3 dr
......= k * (1/2) sin^2(θ) {for θ = 0 to π/2}) * ((1/4)r^4 {for r = 0 to 6})
......= k * (1/2) * 6^4/4
......= 162πk.
So the center of mass is (My/m, Mx/m) = (81πk/(72k), 162πk/(72k)) = (9π/8, 9π/4).
I hope this helps!