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First Moment of an Area and Centroids

Derive the magnitude of the shaded area, coordinate of x


and y of the centroid of the following using integration:
P1. Figure P1. Ans. Area=ab/3; x=3a/4; 3b/10
P2. Figure P2. Ans. Area=ab/(n+1); x=(n+1)a/(n+2);
y=(n+1)b/(4n+2);
P3. Figure P3. Ans. Area=abn/(n+1); x=(n+1)a/(2n+4);
y=(n+1)b/(2n+1)
P4.Locate the centroid of the area between the parabola
y2=4ax and line y=bx. Ans. x=8a/5b2; y=2a/b
P5. Locate the centroid of the area bounded by the P6:
parabolas y3=4x and x2=4y. Ans. x=y=1.8
P6. Locate the centroid of figure P6 with respect to (w.r.t)
the given axes. Ans. x=0; y=4.37in
P7. Locate the centroid of figure P7 with respect to (w.r.t)
the given axes. Ans. x=11.9mm; y=0
P8. Determine the surface generated by revolving the arc
of the semicircle of radius r about y axis. Ans. S=2πrd+4r2
P9. Determine the volume generated by revolving the
semicircular area of radius r about y axis. Ans.
V=π2r2d+πr3/3;
P10. A beam is subjected to a linearly distributed
downward load and rests on two wide supports BC and DE,
which exert uniformly distributed upward loads as shown.
Determine the values of wBC and wDE corresponding to
equilibrium when wA = 600 N/m. Ans. wDE=3150N/m;
wBC=2810N/m
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