Consider the sector in the figure on the RHS:

B
2π / 3
sin * Let OA = y and hence AB = OB 2 − OA 2 = R 2 − y 2
4 AB 2
By (a), AG = ⋅
3 2π / 3 * Coordinates of G (in x-y-plane) = ( AG , y)
G
A
2AB sin 60 o 2 AB sin 60 o
= (where AB = radius) =( , y)
π π
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2 sin 60 o
=( R 2 − y 2 , y)
π
C
Now, consider the partition with a suitable coordinate system:
∫ xdm
* x= , here x is the x-coordinate of G, dm = mass of
x M
sector ABC with thickness dy (since the thickness

B is parallel to y-axis, so we call it dy .)

R 2 sin 60 o 1
∫− R ( π
R 2 − y 2 )(ρ × πAB 2 dy )
3
G =
4 3
ρ × πR
9

C 3
R 2
∫− R 3 sin 60 ( R − y ) 2 dy 9 3R
o 2 2
O
A = =
4 32
πR 3
9
y
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