University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - Moments and Centers of Mass - Exercises - Page 390: 20

Answer

$\overline{x}=0, \overline{y}=1$

Work Step by Step

The triangle with vertices $(-1,0), (1,0), (0,3)$ is symmetric about the $y-axis$ .This implies that the center of mass has $x$-coordinate of $0$. Also, the y-coordinate is a third of the distance of $(0,3)$ This means that $\overline{x}=0$ and $\overline{y}=\dfrac{3}{3}=1$
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