A circular disc of radius R is removed from a bigger circular disc of ...
Let the mass per unit area beσ.
Then the mass of the complete disc
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A circular disc of radius R is removed from a bigger circular disc of ...
To find the center of mass of the new disc, we need to consider the center of mass of the original disc and the removed disc separately.
The center of mass of a uniform circular disc is at its geometric center. Since the original disc has a radius of 2R, its center of mass is at a distance of R from its center.
The removed disc has a radius of R, so its center of mass is at a distance of R/2 from its center.
When the two discs are placed together such that their circumferences coincide, the center of mass of the new disc can be found by considering the weighted average of the positions of the centers of mass of the two discs.
Let's assume that the center of mass of the original disc is at the origin (0,0) on a coordinate plane. Then, the center of mass of the removed disc is at (0, -R/2).
To find the center of mass of the new disc, we can use the formula for the weighted average:
x̅ = (m₁x₁ + m₂x₂) / (m₁ + m₂)
where x̅ is the x-coordinate of the center of mass, m₁ and m₂ are the masses of the two discs, and x₁ and x₂ are the x-coordinates of their centers of mass.
In this case, the masses of the two discs are equal because they have the same circumference. So, we can simplify the formula to:
x̅ = (x₁ + x₂) / 2
Plugging in the values, we have:
x̅ = (0 + 0) / 2 = 0
Therefore, the x-coordinate of the center of mass of the new disc is 0.
Similarly, we can find the y-coordinate of the center of mass using the same formula:
y̅ = (m₁y₁ + m₂y₂) / (m₁ + m₂)
In this case, the y-coordinates of the centers of mass are -R and -R/2 for the original and removed discs, respectively.
Plugging in the values, we have:
y̅ = (R(-R) + R/2(-R/2)) / (R + R/2)
= (-R² - R²/4) / (3R/2)
= -4R/3
Therefore, the y-coordinate of the center of mass of the new disc is -4R/3.
In summary, the center of mass of the new disc is at the coordinates (0, -4R/3).
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