Center of Mass of a Uniform Circular Arc

Center of mass of uniform circular arc
Center of mass of uniform circular arc

$x_{cm} = 0$
$y_{cm} =$ $\cfrac{2}{3} R \cfrac{ \sin ( \alpha / 2)}{( \alpha / 2)}$

$x_{cm} = 0$ because of symmetry about the $y-$axis

$y_{cm} = \cfrac{\int ydm}{\int dm}$

$dm = \sigma r \alpha dr$

$y_{cm} = \cfrac{\int_0^R r \cfrac{\sin (\alpha /2)}{\alpha /2} r \alpha dr}{\int_0^R r \alpha dr}$

$=\cfrac{2}{3} R \cfrac{\sin (\alpha /2)}{(\alpha /2)}$

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