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A plate occupies the rectangle (0,4)X(0,3), and the density of the plate at (x,y) is equal to 8+x-y?

A plate occupies the rectangle [0,4]X[0,3], and the density of the plate at (x,y) is equal to 8+x-y

1. What is the total mass?

2. What are the moments about the y-axis and x-axis?

3. Where is the center of mass?

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  • kb
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    1) m = ∫(x = 0 to 4) ∫(y = 0 to 3) (8 + x - y) dy dx

    ........= ∫(x = 0 to 4) (8y + xy - y^2/2) {for y = 0 to 3} dx

    ........= ∫(x = 0 to 4) (39/2 + 3x) dx

    ........= (39x/2 + (3/2)x^2) {for x = 0 to 4}

    ........= 102.

    2) Mx = ∫(x = 0 to 4) ∫(y = 0 to 3) x * (8 + x - y) dy dx

    ..........= ∫(x = 0 to 4) ∫(y = 0 to 3) (8x + x^2 - xy) dy dx

    ..........= 220, as above

    My = ∫(x = 0 to 4) ∫(y = 0 to 3) y * (8 + x - y) dy dx

    ......= ∫(x = 0 to 4) ∫(y = 0 to 3) (8y + xy - y^2) dy dx

    ......= 144.

    3) The center of mass is at (Mx/m, My/m) = (220/102, 144/102) = (110/51, 24/17).

    I hope this helps!

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