Bruce Kirkpatrick

Homework 7
APPM 1360 Section 272
7.6 (38, 42, 46)
38. Note that total mass m = 5 + 4 + 3 + 6 = 18.
X4
Mx = mi yi = (5 ∗ 2) + (4 ∗ 5) + (3 ∗ 2) + (6 ∗ −2) = 24 #
i=1
4
X
My = mi xi = (5 ∗ −4) + (4 ∗ 0) + (3 ∗ 3) + (6 ∗ 1) = −5 #
i=1
     
My Mx 5 24 5 4
(x̄, ȳ) = , = − , = − , #
m m 18 18 18 3
42. Note that the area of this region is given by the definite integral:
Z π π

A= sin x dx = − cos x = −((−1) − 1) = 2
0 0

Z π Z  π
1 1  π
x̄ = cos x dx − x cos x  =
x sin x dx =
20 2 0 2
Z π  Z Z  π
1 1 1 1 π
sin2 x dx =

ȳ = 1 dx − cos 2x dx  =
4 0 4 2 2 0 8
π π
Thus, the coordinates of the centroid (x̄, ȳ) = , #
2 8
46. Note that the area of this region is given by the definite integral:

1  1
3y 4/3 y2

√
Z
 3
A= (2 − y) − ( 3 y) dy = − − + 2y  =
0 4 2 0 4

1  
√
Z
4 2 4 26 52 2
x̄ = [(2 − y) − ( y) ] dx = =
3
6 0 6 15 45
Z 1  
4 √ 4 5 20
ȳ = y[(2 − y) − ( 3 y)] dy = =
3 0 3 21 63
 
52 20
Thus, the coordinates of the centroid (x̄, ȳ) = , #
45 63
7.7 (6, 34, 38)
x2 x2
Z Z
dy x
6. = y → ey dy = x dx → ey = → y = ln #
dx e 2 2

1
 dT d2 T 2 dT dS 2
34. Given = S, we can write + = 0 as + S = 0.
dr dr2 r dr dr r
2
 
dS 2 r dS
r2 + S=0 = + 2rS = 0 → let r2 S = C
dr r dr
Z Z
C dT C dT C
S= 2 = → 2
dr = dr → B − =T
r dr r dr r
C C
T (1) = 15 = B − , T (2) = 25 = B − → B = 15 + C
1 2
C 20
25 = 15 + → C = 20, B = 35 → T (r) = 35 − #
2 r
dy  y 
38. = ky(M − y) = ky 1 − , M = 8 ∗ 107 , k = 8.875 ∗ 10−9
dt M
dy  y  M − y0
→ = (8.875 ∗ 10−9 )y 1 − 7
→A=
dt 8 ∗ 10 y0
(8 ∗ 107 ) − (2 ∗ 107 )
(a) Given that y0 = 2 ∗ 107 kg, A = =3
(2 ∗ 107 )
M (8 ∗ 107 )
y(t) = → y(1) =
1 + Ae−kM t 1 + 3e−(8.875∗10−9 )(8∗107 )(1)
→ y(1) = 3.23 ∗ 107 kg #
(8 ∗ 107 ) 1
(b) 4 ∗ 107 = → = e−.71t
1+ 3e−(8.875∗10−9 )(8∗107 )(t) 3
1
→ ln = −.71t → t = 1.55 years #
3
8.1 (21, 28, 30)
     
(2n − 1)! (2n − 1)(2n − 2)(2n − 3)(2n − 4)... 1
21. → →
(2n + 1)! (2n + 1)(2n)(2n − 1)(2n − 2)... 2n(2n + 1)
 
1
lim =0#
n→∞ 2n(2n + 1)

−1 sin 2n 1 ±1
28. Note that √ ≤ √ ≥ √ and that lim √ = 0 so, by
1+ n 1+ n 1+ n n→∞ 1 + n
sin 2n
Squeeze Theorem, lim √ =0#
n→∞ 1 + n

ln2 n 2 ln n 2
30. Note that, by L’Hospital, lim = lim = lim =0#
n→∞ n n→∞ n n→∞ n