Questions from General Calculus


Q: Find the centroid of the region bounded by the curves y =

Find the centroid of the region bounded by the curves y = x3 - x and y = x2 - 1. Sketch the region and plot the centroid to see if your answer is reasonable.

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Q: Use a graph to find approximate x-coordinates of the points

Use a graph to find approximate x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the curves y = ex and y = 2 - x2. Then find (approximately) the centroid of the region bounded by these curves.

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Q: Prove that the centroid of any triangle is located at the point

Prove that the centroid of any triangle is located at the point of intersection of the medians.

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Q: Find the centroid of the region shown, not by integration,

Find the centroid of the region shown, not by integration, but by locating the centroids of the rectangles and triangles and using additivity of moments.

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Q: Find the centroid of the region shown, not by integration,

Find the centroid of the region shown, not by integration, but by locating the centroids of the rectangles and triangles and using additivity of moments.

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Q: A rectangle R with sides a and b is divided into two

A rectangle R with sides a and b is divided into two parts R1 and R2 by an arc of a parabola that has its vertex at one corner of R and passes through the opposite corner. Find the centroids of both R...

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Q: If x is the x-coordinate of the centroid of the

If x is the x-coordinate of the centroid of the region that lies under the graph of a continuous function f, where a

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Q: Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given 

Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given solid. A sphere of radius r

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Q: Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given 

Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given solid. A cone with height h and base radius r

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Q: Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given 

Use the Theorem of Pappus to find the volume of the given solid. The solid obtained by rotating the triangle with vertices (2, 3), (2, 5), and (5, 4) about the x-axis

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