NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
Find the x coordinate of the centre of mass of the non-uniform rod...
Find the coordinate of the centre of mass of the non-uniform rod of length given below. The origin is taken at the left end of the rod. The density of the rod as a function of its -coordinate is , where , and are constants.

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Options
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- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
\dfrac{{∫}_{0}^{L}( {ax}^{2} + bx + c )\text{x dx}}{{∫}_{0}^{L}( {ax}^{2} + bx + c )\text{dx}}\dfrac{{∫}_{0}^{L}( {ax}^{3} + {bx}^{2} + cx )\text{dx}}{{∫}_{0}^{L}( {ax}^{2} + bx + c )\text{dx}}= {\dfrac{ax4}{4} + \dfrac{bx3}{3} + \dfrac{cx2}{2}}_{0}^{L}{\dfrac{ax3}{3} + \dfrac{bx2}{2} + cx}_{0}^{L}= \dfrac{3{aL}^{4} + 4{bL}^{3} + 6{cL}^{2}12}{2{aL}^{2} + 3{bL}^{2} + 6cL6}= \dfrac{3{aL}^{3} + 4{bL}^{2} + 6cL}{2\left(2{aL}^{2} + 3bL + 6c\right)}