Edexcel M3 2014 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicCentre of Mass 2

2. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{e5b08946-7311-4cf7-9c5f-5f309a1feed7-03_522_654_223_646} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A uniform lamina \(L\) is in the shape of an equilateral triangle of side \(2 a\). The lamina is placed in the \(x y\)-plane with one vertex at the origin \(O\) and an axis of symmetry along the \(x\)-axis, as shown in Figure 1. Use algebraic integration to find the \(x\) coordinate of the centre of mass of \(L\).