Centroid of an Area

Integration with respect to x

1
x My
A

x yt yb dx

1
b

1
y Mx
A

y
dx
t
b

1
yb dx

1 2
2
y

y
a 2 t b dx

Integration with respect to y

1
x My
A

1
d

xb dy

1 2
2
x

x
c 2 t b dy

1
y Mx
A

1
d

xb dy

yx

Centroid of Volume of Revolution

Washer Method
b

V ro ri dh
2

M h ro ri dh
2

Shell Method
b

V 2 r ht hb dr
a

M r ht hb dr
a

xb dy