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Find the centroid of a semi circle using polar coordinates and a double integral.

Find the centroid of a semi circle using polar coordinates and a double integral. given a radius of r, and theta being between 0 and pi.
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aupein
aupein
4,5(7 marks)
The area for a semi circle in Cartesian coordinate system with the flat edge against the x-axis is:A=∫0r2−x2√∫−rrdxdy
Bounding limits for x are from -r to r. And for y, this comes from the equation for a circle:x2+y2=r2
Solve for y:y=±r2−x2−−−−−−√
But since we are only dealing with a semi circle, we can always look at the positive answer. 
To convert to a polar coordinate system, we used some equations you have probably seen:x=rcosθy=rsinθdxdy=rdrdθ
The substitute to convert to polar coordinate system:A=∫0π∫0rrdrdθSolve this for the area.A=πr2/2

To find the x coordinate of the centroid:x=1/A∫∫xdxdyorx=1/A∫0π∫0rrcosθ(rdrdθ)Solve and you will find x = 0 which intuitively makes sense.
Similar for the y coordinate of the centroid:y=1/A∫∫ydxdyory=1/A∫0π∫0rrsinθ(rdrdθ)Solve and you will find y=4r/3π
This means the centroid of a semicircle is at: (0,4r/3π)
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