Find the mass and center of mass of the lamina that occupies the region D and has the given density function ρ.
D is the triangular region with vertices (0, 0), (2, 1), (0, 3); ρ(x, y) = 5(x + y)
m=?
(x,y)=?
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To find the mass (m) and center of mass of the lamina, we need to integrate the density function (ρ) over the region D.
First, let's find the mass. The mass can be calculated using the double integral of the density function ρ(x, y) over the region D:
m = ∬ρ(x, y) dA
Here, dA represents a small area element of the region. Since D is a triangular region, we can use the vertices (0, 0), (2, 1), and (0, 3) to set the limits of integration.
The mass can be calculated as:
m = ∫∫D ρ(x, y) dA
Using the density function ρ(x, y) = 5(x + y), the mass becomes:
m = 5 ∫∫D (x + y) dA
Next, let's find the center of mass. The center of mass (x, y) is calculated using the following formulas:
x = (1/m) * ∬x * ρ(x, y) dA
y = (1/m) * ∬y * ρ(x, y) dA
Plugging in the density function ρ(x, y) = 5(x + y):
x = (1/m) * ∬x * 5(x + y) dA
y = (1/m) * ∬y * 5(x + y) dA
To evaluate these integrals, we need to change the coordinates from Cartesian (x, y) to a new set of variables (u, v). We can transform the region D into a standard rectangle (0, 0) to (1, 0) by applying the transformation:
u = x/(2 - y)
v = y
Now, we can rewrite the mass and center of mass integrals in terms of the new variables (u, v) as follows:
m = 5 ∫∫R f(u, v) |J| dA
x = (1/m) * ∬R (u/(2 - v)) * 5(u + v) |J| dA
y = (1/m) * ∬R v * 5(u + v) |J| dA
Here, R represents the transformed rectangular region, f(u, v) = ρ(x, y), and |J| is the Jacobian determinant of the transformation.
To find the Jacobian determinant, we need to calculate the partial derivatives of u and v with respect to x and y:
∂u/∂x = 1/(2 - y)
∂u/∂y = x/(2 - y)²
∂v/∂x = 0
∂v/∂y = 1
The Jacobian determinant |J| is given by:
|J| = ∂u/∂x * ∂v/∂y - ∂u/∂y * ∂v/∂x
|J| = (1/(2 - y)) * 1 - (x/(2 - y)²) * 0
|J| = 1/(2 - y)
Now, we can rewrite the mass and center of mass integrals in terms of the new variables (u, v) using the Jacobian determinant:
m = 5 ∫∫R (x + y) * (2 - y) dudv
x = (1/m) * ∬R u * (x + y) * (2 - y) dudv
y = (1/m) * ∬R v * (x + y) * (2 - y) dudv
To evaluate these integrals, we can set up the limits of integration for the transformed region R, which is a standard rectangle (0, 0) to (1, 0), and perform the double integration using the transformed variables (u, v).
Using these equations, you can find the mass (m) and the center of mass (x, y) for the given lamina.