The Mass and Center of Mass of a Wire: A thin wire has the shape of a semicircle of radius a. The linear mass density of the wire is proportional to the distance from the diameter that joins the two endpoints of the wire, in other words let p(x, y) = ky. Find the mass of the wire and the location of its center of mass. Use line integrals f p(x, y) ds, T = $(x, y) ds and j = f(x, y) ds y A Center of mass -a a

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The Mass and Center of Mass of a Wire: A thin wire has the shape of a semicircle of
radius a. The linear mass density of the wire is proportional to the distance from the diameter that
joins the two endpoints of the wire, in other words let p(x, y) = ky. Find the mass of the wire and the
location of its center of mass. Use line integrals f p(x, y) ds, T = $(x, y) ds and j =
f(x, y) ds
y A
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mass
-a
a
Transcribed Image Text:The Mass and Center of Mass of a Wire: A thin wire has the shape of a semicircle of radius a. The linear mass density of the wire is proportional to the distance from the diameter that joins the two endpoints of the wire, in other words let p(x, y) = ky. Find the mass of the wire and the location of its center of mass. Use line integrals f p(x, y) ds, T = $(x, y) ds and j = f(x, y) ds y A Center of mass -a a
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