Engineering
Physics
Center of Mass
Summation of Vectors
Calculus
Question
Find the centre of mass of a uniform (a) half-disc, (b) quarter-disc.
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yCM=1Mydm=1M0R2rπ2MrR2dr as y=2rπ

 =4πR20Rr2dr=4πR2R33=4R3π 

∴  Centre of mass of the semicircular disc =0,4R3π 

Centre of mass of a uniform quarter disc :

Mass per unit area of the quartr disc:

σ=MπR2/4=4MπR2 

Area of the element =12πrdr 

dm=12πrdrσ=2MrR2dr 

xCM=1Mxdm=1M0R2rπ2MrR2dr=4R3π   as x=y=2ry 

Similary, yCM=1Mydm=4R3π 

Hence for the quarter disc, centre of mass =4R3π,4R3π