NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SILCHAR 7.

Locate the centroid C of the shaded area obtained

ENGINEERING MECHANICS (ME 1101) by cutting a semi- circle of diameter a from the
Second Semester (All Branch) quadrant of a circle of radius a as shown in Fig. F.
ASSIGNMENT – 9 Ans. = 0.349 ; = 0.636 .
1. Determine the coordinate yc of the shaded
area of the figure shown in Fig. A. The 8. A slender homogeneous wire of uniform
following dimensions are given: a = 6 cm, b = cross section is bent into the shape
1 cm, c = 2 cm. Ans. = 1.10 . shown in Fig. G. If the dimension a is
fixed, find the dimension b so that the
2. If the dimensions a and b of the plane figure shown in Fig. A are center of gravity of the wire will
fixed, find what the dimension c must be in order that the centroid of coincide with the center C of the semicircular portion. Ans. b =
0.618a.
the shaded area will lie on the line AB. Ans. = .
9. Locate the centroid C of the shaded area OABD
3. Locate the centroid of the shaded three-quarters
shown in Fig. H. Ans. = 2.63 ; =
of the area of a square of dimension a as shown
2.36 .
in Fig. B. Ans. = = .

4. Locate the centroid of the shaded three-quarters

10. Locate the centroid C of the shaded sector of a
of the area of a square of dimension a as shown
ring subtending a 90 central angle and
in Fig. C. Ans. = ; = . symmetrical about the y axis, as shown in Fig.
I. Ans. = 0; = 7.35 .

5. Locate the centroid of the shaded area of the

figure shown in Fig. D. Ans. = 11. Locate the centroid C of the shaded area of the
circular segment BD shown in Fig. J. Ans.
2.5 ; = 1.5 .
= 11.04 ; = 0.

6. Referring to Fig. E, locate the centroid of the

length of the mean center line of the stirrup 12. Referring to Fig. K, determine the
with the dimensions shown. Ans. = coordinates and of the center of a 4
−0.78 ; = 4.78 . cm diameter circular hole cut in a thin
plate so that this point will be the centroid
of the remaining shaded area. Ans.
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= 3.62 ; = 2.72 .
13. An isosceles triangle ADE is to be cut from a 19. Determine the coordinate of the
square ABCD of dimension as shown in Fig. L. centroid C of a trapezoid having bases a
Find the altitude y of this triangle so that its and b and altitude h as shown in Fig. R.
vertex E will be the centroid of the remaining ( )
Ans. = ( ) .
shaded area. Ans. y = 0.634a.

14. Locate the center of gravity of the plane truss

shown in Fig. M if all bars have the same 20. Prove that the centroid C of any
weight per unit length. Ans. trapezoid can be located
= 2.94 ; = 1.875 . graphically by the construction
illustrated in Fig. S, i.e., by the
intersection of the lines mn and
15. With respect to coordinate axes x and y, pq.
locate the centroid of the shaded area shown
in Fig. N. Ans. = 1.9 ; = 0.6 . 21. Locate the centroid C of the shaded area of the
figure BDE (Fig. T) which is obtained by
cutting the quadrant of a circle of radius a
from a square OBDE of the same dimensions.
16. With respect to coordinate axes x and y, locate the Ans. = = 0.777 .
centroid of the shaded area of the plane figure
shown in Fig. O. Ans. = 0.71 ; = **********
4.21 .

17. With respect to coordinate axes x and y, locate

the centroid of the shaded area shown in Fig. P.
Ans. = 1.92 ; = 1.91 .

18. With respect to coordinate axes shown, locate

the centroid of the shaded area shown in Fig. Q.
Ans. = = 0.0744 .