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A semicircle of radius R lies in the xy plane with its center at the origin and a diameter lying along the x axis.  Use polar coordinates to locte the position of the center of mass of the semicircle.
 
A semicircle of radius R lies in the xy plane with its center at the origin and a diameter lying along the x axis.  Use polar coordinates to locte the position of the center of mass of the semicircle.
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:<math>M =</math> mass of the semicircle
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:<math>\sigma =</math> the mass density
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:<math>\rec{R} = \frac{1}{M} \int \sigma \vec{r} dA</math>
  
 
=Problem 3-19=
 
=Problem 3-19=
  
 
[[Forest_UCM_MnAM#Center_of_Mass]]
 
[[Forest_UCM_MnAM#Center_of_Mass]]

Revision as of 14:30, 13 September 2014

The Center of mass

Definition of the Center of Mass

The position R of the center of mass is given by

R=NimiriNimi


The center of mass is given as the sum of the position of each object in the system weighted by the objects mass.


For a rigid object the location of the center of mass is given by


R=1Mrdm

Example 1: CM of three particles

Calculate the location of the center of mass given the three particles below

r1=(1,1,0)=ˆi+ˆj
r2=(1,1,0)=ˆiˆj
r3=(0,0,0)=0

when

m1=m2=3m3


let m3=M

R=3M(1)+3M(1)+M(0)9Mˆi+3M(1)+3M(1)+M(0)9Mˆj
R=69ˆi+09ˆj

Example 2: CM of a flat disk

Example 3: CM of a semicircle

A semicircle of radius R lies in the xy plane with its center at the origin and a diameter lying along the x axis. Use polar coordinates to locte the position of the center of mass of the semicircle.


Assume

M= mass of the semicircle
σ= the mass density
\recR=1MσrdA

Problem 3-19

Forest_UCM_MnAM#Center_of_Mass