Centre of mass of lamina by integration

A question is this type if and only if it requires using algebraic integration to find the centre of mass coordinates of a 2D lamina bounded by curves.

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OCR M4 2015 June Q2
10 marks Standard +0.8
2 The region bounded by the \(x\)-axis, the lines \(x = 1\) and \(x = 2\), and the curve \(y = k x ^ { 2 }\), where \(k\) is a positive constant, is occupied by a uniform lamina.
  1. Find the exact \(x\)-coordinate of the centre of mass of the lamina.
  2. Given that the \(x\) - and \(y\)-coordinates of the centre of mass of the lamina are equal, find the exact value of \(k\).
OCR MEI Further Mechanics Major 2021 November Q4
6 marks Challenging +1.2
4 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{17e92314-d7df-49b8-a441-8d18c91dbbb0-03_646_812_312_242} The diagram shows parts of the curves \(y = 3 \sqrt { x }\) and \(y = 4 - x ^ { 2 }\), which intersect at the point ( 1,3 ). The shaded region, bounded by the two curves and the \(y\)-axis, is occupied by a uniform lamina. Determine the exact \(x\)-coordinate of the centre of mass of the lamina.
Edexcel FM2 2020 June Q2
10 marks Standard +0.8
2. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} A uniform plane figure \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the \(x\)-axis, the line with equation \(x = \ln 5\), the curve with equation \(y = 8 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }\) and the line with equation \(x = \ln 2\). The unit of length on each axis is one metre. The area of \(R\) is \(2.4 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) The centre of mass of \(R\) is at the point with coordinates \(( \bar { x } , \bar { y } )\).
  1. Use algebraic integration to show that \(\bar { y } = 1.4\) Figure 2 shows a uniform lamina \(A B C D\), which is the same size and shape as \(R\). The lamina is freely suspended from \(C\) and hangs in equilibrium with \(C B\) at an angle \(\theta ^ { \circ }\) to the downward vertical.
  2. Find the value of \(\theta\)
CAIE FP1 2005 November Q8
9 marks Standard +0.8
Find the coordinates of the centroid of the finite region bounded by the \(x\)-axis and the curve whose equation is $$y = x^2(1 - x).$$ [7] Deduce the coordinates of the centroid of the finite region bounded by the \(x\)-axis and the curve whose equation is $$y = x(1 - x)^2.$$ [2]
CAIE FP1 2019 November Q1
6 marks Standard +0.8
The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = x^a\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. Find, in terms of \(a\), the coordinates of the centroid of the region enclosed by \(C\), the line \(x = 1\) and the \(x\)-axis. [6]
CAIE FP1 2019 November Q1
6 marks Standard +0.8
The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = x^a\) for \(0 \leq x \leq 1\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. Find, in terms of \(a\), the coordinates of the centroid of the region enclosed by \(C\), the line \(x = 1\) and the \(x\)-axis. [6]
AQA Further Paper 3 Mechanics 2021 June Q5
7 marks Standard +0.8
A uniform lamina has the shape of the region enclosed by the curve \(y = x^2 + 1\) and the lines \(x = 0\), \(x = 4\) and \(y = 0\) The diagram below shows the lamina. \includegraphics{figure_5}
  1. Find the coordinates of the centre of mass of the lamina, giving your answer in exact form. [4 marks]
  2. The lamina is suspended from the point where the curve intersects the line \(x = 4\) and hangs in equilibrium. Find the angle between the vertical and the longest straight edge of the lamina, giving your answer correct to the nearest degree. [3 marks]
OCR MEI Further Mechanics Major 2023 June Q8
8 marks Challenging +1.8
\includegraphics{figure_8} The diagram shows the shaded region R bounded by the curve \(y = \sqrt{3x + 4}\), the \(x\)-axis, the \(y\)-axis, and the straight line that passes through the points \((k, 0)\) and \((4, 4)\), where \(0 < k < 4\). Region R is occupied by a uniform lamina.
  1. Determine, in terms of \(k\), an expression for the \(y\)-coordinate of the centre of mass of the lamina. Give your answer in the form \(\frac{a + bk}{c + dk}\), where \(a\), \(b\), \(c\) and \(d\) are integers to be determined. [6]
  2. Show that the \(y\)-coordinate of the centre of mass of the lamina cannot be \(\frac{3}{2}\). [2]
OCR MEI Further Mechanics Major 2024 June Q7
9 marks Standard +0.8
The region bounded by the curve \(y = x^3 - 3x^2 + 4\), the positive \(x\)-axis and the positive \(y\)-axis is occupied by a uniform lamina L. The vertices of L are O, A and B, where O is the origin, A is a point on the positive \(x\)-axis and B is a point on the positive \(y\)-axis (see diagram). \includegraphics{figure_7}
  1. Determine the coordinates of the centre of mass of L. [5]
The lamina L is the cross-section through the centre of mass of a uniform solid prism M. The prism M is placed on an inclined plane, which makes an angle of \(30°\) with the horizontal, so that OA lies along a line of greatest slope of the plane with O lower down the plane than A. It is given that M does not slip on the plane.
  1. Determine whether M will topple in this case. Give a reason to support your answer. [2]
The prism M is now placed on the same inclined plane so that OB lies along a line of greatest slope of the plane with O lower down the plane than B. It is given that M still does not slip on the plane.
  1. Determine whether M will topple in this case. Give a reason to support your answer. [2]
OCR MEI Further Mechanics Major Specimen Q11
16 marks Challenging +1.2
The region bounded by the \(x\)-axis and the curve \(y = \frac{1}{2}k(1-x^2)\) for \(-1 \leq x \leq 1\) is occupied by a uniform lamina, as shown in Fig. 11.1. \includegraphics{figure_11_1}
  1. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Show that the centre of mass of the lamina is at \(\left(0, \frac{1}{5}k\right)\). [7]
A shop sign is modelled as a uniform lamina in the form of the lamina in part (i) attached to a rectangle ABCD, where AB = 2 and BC = 1. The sign is suspended by two vertical wires attached at A and D, as shown in Fig. 11.2. \includegraphics{figure_11_2}
  1. Show that the centre of mass of the sign is at a distance $$\frac{2k^2 + 10k + 15}{10k + 30}$$ from the midpoint of CD. [4]
The tension in the wire at A is twice the tension in the wire at D.
  1. Find the value of \(k\). [5]
SPS SPS FM Mechanics 2021 January Q6
11 marks Challenging +1.2
Numerical (calculator) integration is not acceptable in this question. \includegraphics{figure_4} The shaded region \(OAB\) in Figure 2 is bounded by the \(x\)-axis, the line with equation \(x = 4\) and the curve with equation \(y = \frac{1}{4}(x-2)^3 + 2\). The point \(A\) has coordinates \((4, 4)\) and the point \(B\) has coordinates \((4, 0)\). A uniform lamina \(L\) has the shape of \(OAB\). The unit of length on both axes is one centimetre. The centre of mass of \(L\) is at the point with coordinates \((\bar{x}, \bar{y})\). Given that the area of \(L\) is \(8\)cm²,
  1. show that \(\bar{y} = \frac{8}{7}\). [4]
  2. The lamina is freely suspended from \(A\) and hangs in equilibrium with \(AB\) at an angle \(\theta°\) to the downward vertical. Find the value of \(\theta\). [7]
CAIE FP1 2013 November Q9
Challenging +1.8
9 The curve \(C\) has parametric equations $$x = t ^ { 2 } , \quad y = t - \frac { 1 } { 3 } t ^ { 3 } , \quad \text { for } 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 1 .$$ Find the surface area generated when \(C\) is rotated through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the region bounded by \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the line \(x = 1\).