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List of centroids
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The following is a list of centroids of various two-dimensional objects. The centroid of an object in -
dimensional space is the intersection of all hyperplanes that divide into two parts of equal moment about the
hyperplane. Informally, it is the "average" of all points of . For an object of uniform composition (mass, density,
etc.) the centroid of a body is also its centre of mass. In the case of two-dimensional objects shown below, the
hyperplanes are simply lines.

Contents
1 Centroids
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Centroids
For each two-dimensional shape below, the area and the centroid coordinates are given:

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Shape Figure Area

Right-triangular
area

Quarter-circular
area[1]

Semicircular area[2]

Quarter-elliptical
area

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Semielliptical area

Semiparabolic area

The area between the

curve and
the axis, from
to

The area between the curve

Parabolic area
and the line

The area between the curve

Parabolic spandrel and the axis, from
to
The area between the curve
General spandrel and the axis, from
to

Circular sector

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Circular segment

The points on the circle

Quarter-circular arc and in the first
quadrant
The points on the circle
Semicircular arc and above the
axis
The points on the curve (in polar
Arc of circle coordinates) , from
to

See also
List of moments of inertia
List of second moments of area

References
1. "Quarter Circle". eFunda. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
2. "Circular Half". eFunda. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

External links
http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/109/Centroids-
of-Common-Shapes.aspx

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