3rd December 2008

Find the center of mass.

(this question is taken(as is) from a book meriam kraige which all these fiitjee and other ppl use to LIFT their quesitons from)

Do not read this book. I will make sure you guys get all the questions that are relevant for your standard are posted on the forum.. Many many things in this book are not for JEE!

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(Question given was for a hollow thing!)
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37 Answers

9
Celestine preetham ·

for solid im gettin

2a/3(7 - 2Î )

33
Abhishek Priyam ·

But i don't know why this is wrong :(

1
dimensions (dimentime) ·

now, can ny one tell me coordinate of the CM of a quarter of hollow sphere,

if it can be found, this question can be solved easily

i think it is (R/2,R/2)

62
Lokesh Verma ·

dude.. 2 coordinates will be zero anyway.. only z will be non zeroo..

check your solution..

1
dimensions (dimentime) ·

no, u didn't get me,

i am talking in general,& not about this question in my previous post

& in my previous to previous post i have given z coord of CM of the body.............

62
Lokesh Verma ·

even there.. 2 coordinates will be zero.. think carefully :)

1
dimensions (dimentime) ·

i think u r taking quater hollow sphere on different axis & i am taking in another...........

62
Lokesh Verma ·

oops oops oops oops oops.. sorry

9
Celestine preetham ·

edit

checked with calculator and manually

gettin 2a/3(4-Î )

62
Lokesh Verma ·

i am not abs sure but i think what i got when i solved first

was a/(pi-2)

but just check once.. may be i am wrong!

62
Lokesh Verma ·

yes for hollow i think the answer is somewhat difft..

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

for the hollow one

see the figure

we can see that dm= 2πr* adθ (as mass is along the surface)

where r= radius of circle when angle =θ

so r=AC-AB=a(1-cosθ)

so dm= 2πa2(1-cosθ)dθ

m=2πa2 0∫π/2(1-cosθ)dθ= 2πa2[π/2-1]

further the x coordinate of centre of mass w.r.t C=

(1/M)(∫xdm)

x=CD=asinθ
and dm=2πa2(1-cosθ)dθ

so ∫xdm coordinate = 2πa30∫π/2(1-cosθ)sinθdθ

=2πa3(0∫π/2sinθdθ-(1/4)0∫π/2sin2θd2θ)

=2Ï€a3 (1-(1/4)(1-(-1)))
=2Ï€a3(1/2)

hence coordinate of com = ∫xdm/M=[2πa3(1/2)]/2πa2(π/2-1) = a/(π-2)

1
skygirl ·

arey yeh wala toh main integration pe attak gayi ! :(
huh!

0∫Π/4 θtanθ dθ = ????????

..its like i am taking a samll strip of dx ..x dist from the point C(see rohan's fig) .. now this strip will make some angle θ at C.
so we have x/θ = a/(pi/4) => x= 4aθ/pi.
then taking the area of one strip like 2Πrdθ.. we integrate it from 0 to pi/4.. to get the whole area...

correct me if wrong...

1
Prashant Shekhar ·

well, you are assuming a linear variation between x and θ.

its actually x=a sinθ
or x is proportional to sine of the angle θ
and why x=a when θ=pi/4?

1
skygirl ·

oops sorry.. it will be 0 to pi/2..

@prashant, x=asinθ acording to rohan's figure..
but my theta is different...

9
Celestine preetham ·

i found the fallacy in rohans proof

thickness is adθcosθ and not adθ
dont u agree
putting the new value you get my solution

i think even Nishant sir has don same mistake

1
satan92 ·

no it wont be adθcosθ
because see the matter is along the surface not along the interior

further when you calulate the surface area of a hollow sphere what do you take that one
dont you take it Rdθ ??

9
Celestine preetham ·

no satan im veeeeeeeeeeerry sure its adθcosθ
try to put some good thought to it
u will understand
if u dont i shall explain in detail

1
satan92 ·

but then you shall not be able to find the area of a sphere correctly!!

62
Lokesh Verma ·

oops.. sorry guys..

i am not in this second part of the qeustion.. u guys figure it yourself :P

that is the dirtiest answer i have seen in a long long time!

62
Lokesh Verma ·

No..

but then we can try for both cases!! can we?

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

ok if inside is hollow..

centre of mass lies in the z axis and at a distance of a/(Ï€-2) from the null point

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

r u sure?

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

wat are yours?

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

oops .. i think some major calculation mistake

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

i also know the method but we have to work it out!!

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

knowing the method is just a part of the answer

33
Abhishek Priyam ·

Z component i am getting is: solid case

Opse Never see this

a-[(1/√2){(√2-1)-pi/4(√2a-4a√2/3pi)}/{1+pi/4}]

:P

1
Rohan Ghosh ·

is the inside hollow or solid?

33
Abhishek Priyam ·

But i have not done any integrations...

May be my method is wrong or sumthing like that

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