Problem 7.29 centroids.

Determine the coordinates of the

Solution: Break into a rectangle, a triangle and a circular hole

xD 5[ 10 8 ] C 12 10 8 C
1 2 1 2

8 6

4[ 2 2 ] 2
2

8 6 8 6

D 6.97 in

yD

4[ 10 8 ] C 1 8 3 10 8 C

1 2

1 2

3[ 2 2 ] 2
2

8 6

D 3.79 in

8 in 3 in

2 in

x D 6.97 in y D 3.79 in

x 4 in 10 in 6 in

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Problem 7.30 centroids.

Determine the coordinates of the

10 in x

20 in

Solution: The strategy is to nd the centroid for the half circle area, and use the result in the composite algorithm. The area: The element of area is a vertical strip y high and dx wide. From the equation p of the circle, y D R2 x 2 . The height of the strip will be twice p the positive value, so that dA D 2 R2 x 2 dx, from which
AD dA D 2
R 0

R2

x2 x2

1/2

dx R2 sin 2 x R
R

p x R2 D2 2 The x-coordinate: x dA D 2
R 0

D
0

R2 2

x R2

R2 x2 3

x 2 dx
3/2 R 0

D2

2R3 . 3

Divide by A: x D

4R 3

The y-coordinate: From symmetry, the y-coordinate is zero. The composite: For a complete half circle x1 D 4 20 D 8.488 in. For 3 the inner half circle x2 D 4.244 in. The areas are A1 D 628.32 in2 and A2 D 157.08 in2 .

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Problem 7.34 centroids.

y

Determine the coordinates of the

Solution: Divide the object into four areas: (1) The rectangle 18 in by 18 in, (2) The triangle of altitude 18 in and base 6 in, and (3) the semi circle with radius 9 in and (4) The object itself.
The areas and their centroids are determined by inspection: (1) (2) (3) A1 D 182 D 324 in2 , x1 D 9 in, y1 D 9 in. A2 D 1 18 6 D 54 in2 , x2 D 9 in, y2 D 6 in. 2 49 92 D 127.2 in2 , x3 D 9 in, y3 D 18 C D 21.8 in. A3 D 2 3 A2 C A3 D 397.2 in2 .

The composite area: A D A1 The composite centroid:

18 in
xD

A1 x1

A2 x2 C A3 x3 D 9 in A A2 y2 C A3 y3 D 13.51 in A

x 6 in 6 in 6 in
yD

A1 y1

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