Find the Mass and Center of Mass of the Lamina $p ( x , y ) = x$

question 256

Essay

Find the mass and center of mass of the lamina that occupies the triangular region with vertices (0, 0), (1, 1), and (4, 0), and has density function $p ( x , y ) = x$ .

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