chapter3-6
chapter3-6
𝑀𝑥𝑦 = ම 𝑧 𝛿 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 𝑑𝑉 = ම 𝑧 𝜌 𝑑𝑧 𝑟 𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝜃
𝐺 𝐺
2𝜋 4 4
= 𝜌න න න 𝑧 𝑑𝑧 𝑟 𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝜃 = 64 𝜋𝜌
0 0 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
𝑀𝑥𝑦 3
𝑧ҧ = = 64 𝜋𝜌 × =3
𝑚 64𝜋𝜌
Centroid of the solid: 𝑥,ҧ 𝑦,
ഥ 𝑧ҧ = (0,0,3)
Example 2
Sketch the solid enclosed above by hemisphere 𝑧 = 16 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 , below by a plane 𝑧 =
0 and side by cylinder 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4. Sketch its projection on xy-plane. Find the moment of
inertia about z-axis for that solid. The density 𝜌 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 = 𝑧
𝐼𝑧 = ම 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 𝛿(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) 𝑑𝑉
𝐺
2𝜋 2 16−𝑟 2
න න න 𝑟 2 𝑧 𝑑𝑧 𝑟 𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝜃
0 0 0
160
= 𝜋
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Assighment 3-6
A solid in the shape of a tetrahedron (triangular pyramid) is bounded by the
plane 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 and its density 𝛿 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 = 𝑥. Find the
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i. Mass (𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟: 24)
2 1 1
ii. Centre of mass (𝑥,ҧ 𝑦,
ത 𝑧)ҧ (𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟: 5 , 5 , 5)
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iii. Moment of inertia, 𝐼𝑥 . (𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟: 180
)