OCR M4 2013 June — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicCentre of Mass 2

2 A straight \(\operatorname { rod } A B\) has length \(a\). The rod has variable density, and at a distance \(x\) from \(A\) its mass per unit length is given by \(k \left( 4 - \sqrt { \frac { x } { a } } \right)\), where \(k\) is a constant. Find the distance from \(A\) of the centre of mass of the rod.