To find: The center of mass needs to be determined when the region is bounded by the lines
Answer to Problem 47E
The center of mass is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: It is given that the region is bounded by the lines
Formula used: The x -coordinate of the center of mass is given by
Calculation:
Step 1:
The lines
Step 2:
Now further one gets as:
Step 3:
The numerator is find as:
Step 4:
Now further one gets as:
Hence the center of mass is
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