what is the centre of mass of a hollow cone
By rapqwerty
@rapqwerty (3)
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@elvenprince (30)
• India
16 Nov 06
if you want a proof, here's one by calculus
when the cone is positioned upright, standing on its tip we can find the center of mass by the formulas
x'= ?(x*da)/?(da)
y'= ?(y*da)/?(da)
---with the limits from
x= 0 to x= b(base)
y= 0 to y= h(height)
by intuition center of mass along x= 0
we can represent the equation of the cone as y= mx, where m is the slope
so finding the center of mass along y we find
?yda= ?y*2pxdy, since da=2pxdy from infinitesimal area A= 2prh
= 2p?(y^2)dy/m
= 2p(y^3)/3m evaluated from 0 to h
= 2ph^3/3m, we can find m from y= mx --- h= mb so m=h/b
= 2pb(h^2)/3
then we have to find ?da
?da= ?2pxdy
= ?2pydy/ m
= p(h^2)/m
= pbh
so y'= ?(y*da)/?(da)= 2pb(h^2)/3pbh= 2h/3
this means the center of mass along the vertical axis of the cone is 2h/3 when the cone is STANDING ON ITS TIP
y= 2h/3 and x= 0
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