Centroids and Center of Gravity

Shape Figure x y Area

General n+1 n+1 ah

a h
Spandrel n+2 4 n+ 2 n+1

CENTROIDS OF COMMON AREA

CENTROIDS OF COMMON CURVES

Shape Figure x y Length

Circular 2r 2r πr
Quadrant Arc π π 2

Semi-Circular 2r
0 πr
Arc π

r sin α
Circular Arc 0 2 rα
α
 CENTROIDS OF COMMON AREAS

Shape Figure x y Area

Rectangular b h
bh
Area 2 2

Triangular h bh
Area 3 2

2
Circular 4r 4r πr
Quadrant Area 3π 3π 4

2
Semi-Circular 4r πr
0
Area 3π 2

Elliptic 4a 4b πab
Quadrant Area 3π 3π 4
 Shape Figure x y Area

Semi-Elliptical 4b πab
0
Area 3π 2

Semi-Parabolic 3a 3h 2 ah
Area 8 5 3

3h 4 ah
Parabolic Area 0
5 3

Circular Sector 2r sin α 2

0 ar
Area 3α

Parabolic 3a 3h ah
Spandrel Area 4 10 3

CENTROIDS OF COMMON AREAS

Note: Learners can refer to the above tables for the centroid and area of different
geometric shapes.
 Area (in2) x (in) Ax (in3) y (in) Ay (in3)
Semi-Circle 14 3 42 10.27 143.78
Triangle 27 2 54 6 162.00
Total 41 96 305.78
 Shape Solid x Volume

3 2 3
Hemisphere a πa
8 3

Semi-Ellipsoid 3 2 2
h πa h
of Revolution 8 3

Paraboloid of h 1 2
πa h
Revolution 3 2

h 1 2
Circular Cone πa h
4 3

h 1
Pyramid abh
4 3

The coordinates of the centroid C are determined by the following expressions:

G yz Gxz Gx y
x= y= z=
V V V

CENTROIDS OF VOLUMES OF SOLIDS

The above table is used to solve for the centroids of volumes of different solids.