University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - Moments and Centers of Mass - Exercises - Page 390: 21

Answer

$\overline{x}=\dfrac{1}{3} , \overline{y}=\dfrac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

The triangle with vertices $(0,0), (1,0), (0,1)$ has the x- coordinate $0$ a third of $(1,0)$ from the edge, which corresponds to the $y$-axis. Also, the y-coordinate is a third of the distance of $(0,1)$, which corresponds to the $x$-axis. This means that $\overline{x}=\dfrac{1}{3}$ and $\overline{y}=\dfrac{1}{3}$
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