Center of Mass of an Arc (of a Ring) and a Semicircular Ring

Here are the center of mass(es) of an arc of a ring and that of a semicircular ring

Center of Mass of an Arc

Center of mass of arc
Center of mass of arc

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

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

$y_{cm} = \cfrac{\int y dm}{\int dm}$
$=\cfrac{R^2 \int_{\cfrac{\pi -\alpha}{2}}^{\cfrac{\pi + \alpha}{2}} \sin \theta}{R \int_{\cfrac{\pi -\alpha}{2}}^{\cfrac{\pi + \alpha}{2}} \theta}$
$=\cfrac{R \sin (\alpha/2)}{(\alpha / 2)}$

Center of Mass of Circular Ring

Center of mass of semicircular ring
Center of mass of semicircular ring

Coordinates of center of mass of semicircular ring are:
$x_{cm} = 0$
$y_{cm} = \cfrac{R \sin (\pi / 2)}{(\pi / 2)}$ $=\cfrac{2R}{\pi}$ (Refer the center of mass of arc)

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