Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 15 - Section 15.4 - Applications of Double Integrals - 15.4 Exercise - Page 1024: 3

Answer

The mass of the lamina is $42 k$ and the center of mass is at the point $(\overline{x} ,\overline{y} )=(2,\frac{85}{28})$.

Work Step by Step

$$ D=\left\{(x, y) | 1\leq x \leq3 , \quad 1 \leq y \leq4 \right\}. $$ The mass of the lamina is is given by $$ \begin{aligned} m&=\iint_{D} \rho(x, y) d A \\ &=\int_{1}^{3} \int_{1}^{4} k y^{2} d y d x \\ &=k \int_{1}^{3} d x \int_{1}^{4} y^{2} d y \\ &=k[x]_{1}^{3}\left[\frac{1}{3} y^{3}\right]_{1}^{4}\\ &=k(2)(21) \\ &=42 k \end{aligned} $$ The center of mass of the lamina is given by $$ \begin{aligned} \overline{x} &=\frac{1}{m} \iint_{D} x \rho(x, y) d A \\ &=\frac{1}{42 k} \int_{1}^{3} \int_{1}^{4} k x y^{2} d y d x \\ &=\frac{1}{42} \int_{1}^{3} x d x \int_{1}^{4} y^{2} d y\\ &=\frac{1}{42}\left[\frac{1}{2} x^{2}\right]_{1}^{3}\left[\frac{1}{3} y^{3}\right]_{1}^{4} \\ &=\frac{1}{42}(4)(21)\\ &=2, \end{aligned} $$ and $$ \begin{aligned} \overline{y}&=\frac{1}{m} \iint_{D} y \rho(x, y) d A \\ &=\frac{1}{42 k} \int_{1}^{3} \int_{1}^{4} k y^{3} d y d x \\ &=\frac{1}{42} \int_{1}^{3} d x \int_{1}^{4} y^{3} d y \\ &=\frac{1}{42}[x]_{1}^{3}\left[\frac{1}{4} y^{4}\right]_{1}^{4}\\ &=\frac{1}{42}(2)\left(\frac{255}{4}\right) \\ &=\frac{85}{28}. \end{aligned} $$ Hence, the mass of the lamina is $42 k$ and the center of mass is at the point $(\overline{x} ,\overline{y} )=(2,\frac{85}{28})$.
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