Worksheet: Center of Mass of Laminas
In this worksheet, we will practice finding the position of the center of gravity (mass) of a lamina composed of standard shapes in 2D.
Q2:
A uniform lamina is bounded by the parallelogram . Where does its center of gravity lie?
- AAt point
- BAt point
- CAt the intersection point of the parallelogramβs diagonals
Q3:
Where does the center of gravity of a uniform triangular lamina lie?
- AAt the intersection of its diagonals
- BAt the intersection of its altitudes
- CAt the intersection of its medians
Q4:
A uniform rod of length 46 cm was bent at its midpoint then suspended freely from . Given that is horizontal when the rod is hanging in its equilibrium position, determine the distance between the center of gravity of the rod and .
- A23 cm
- B cm
- C cm
- D cm
Q5:
Where does the center of gravity of a uniform circular disk lie?
- AOn the circumference
- BAt the center of the circle
- CAt the center of the radius
Q6:
A uniform rod of length of 36 cm was bent from point , where , and . The rod was then suspended freely from . Find the tangent of the angle that makes to the horizontal.
- A
- B
- C16
- D
Q7:
Two uniform rods, and , of lengths and , respectively, are connected at . When the system is suspended from and settles in its equilibrium position, is horizontal. Given that , determine rounding your answer to the nearest minute if necessary.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q8:
A uniform lamina of mass is in the form of a rectangle in which and . The corner , where is the midpoint of , was cut off. The resulting lamina was freely suspended from the vertex . A weight was placed at point which caused to be inclined at to the vertical. Find the mass of the weight placed at point expressing your answer in terms of .
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q9:
A uniform lamina is shaped as a parallelogram such that , , and . The lamina was suspended from the point on which causes to be horizontal when the lamina is hanging in its position of equilibrium. Find the length of .
Q10:
A uniform square lamina has a side length of 48 cm. A circular hole of area 256 cm2 was drilled into the lamina. The center of the circular hole lies on the diagonal and divides it into a ratio of from . The lamina was suspended freely from point until it reached a state of equilibrium in a vertical plane. Given that the angle of inclination of side to the vertical is , determine .
- A
- B1
- C
- D
Q11:
A uniform triangular lamina is right-angled at , , , and , , and are the midpoints of , , and respectively. Triangle was cut off and then affixed to the lamina above triangle . The body was freely suspended from point . Find the tangent of the angle that makes to the vertical, , when the body is hanging in its equilibrium position.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q12:
Find the position of the center of mass of the uniform lamina , which is in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q13:
A uniform triangular lamina has vertices , , and . Find the coordinates of its center of mass.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q14:
Two uniform lamina made of the same material are joined together to make one body. The first is a rectangle where and , and the second is an isosceles triangle where and vertex lies outside of the rectangle. Find the coordinates of the center of gravity of the lamina, given that rectangle is in the first quadrant, is at the origin, and is on the -axis.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q15:
The uniform lamina is a rectangle where , , and such that . The corner is folded over along the line such that the side meets the side as shown in the figure. Find the coordinates of the center of mass of the lamina in this new shape.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q16:
The given figure shows a uniform lamina bounded by a square of side length 4 cm. It is divided into nine congruent squares. If square is cut off, find the coordinates of the centre of gravity of the remaining part.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q17:
A uniform lamina in the form of an equilateral triangle of side length 24 cm has a mass of 298 g. A mass of 149 g is attached to the lamina at one of the trisection points of as shown in the figure. Determine the coordinates of the systemβs center of gravity.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q18:
A uniform lamina in the form of a square of side length 28 cm has a mass of 54 grams. Masses of 10, 8, 4, and 8 grams are fixed at , , , and respectively. Find coordinates of the center of mass of the system.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q19:
A uniform rectangular lamina has a length of 63 cm and a width of 59 cm. It is divided into three equal sized rectangles along its length, the last of these rectangles has been folded over so that it lies flat on the middle rectangle as show in the figure. Find the coordinates of the centre of gravity of the lamina in this form.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q20:
A uniform square lamina has a side length . Another uniform lamina of the same density, shaped as an isosceles triangle, is attached to the square such that lies outside the square and . Given that the squareβs side length is times the length of the triangleβs height, find the center of mass of the system.
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q21:
A uniform lamina of mass 41 grams is shaped as a rhombus, where and . Masses of 36 g, 15 g, 18 g, and 30 g are fixed at the midpoints of , , , and respectively. Find the distance between the center of gravity of the lamina and .
- A cm
- B cm
- C cm
- D cm
Q22:
A uniform lamina is shaped as an equilateral triangle of side length 45 cm. What is the distance between the center of gravity and one of the vertices of the triangle?
- A cm
- B cm
- C cm
- D cm
Q23:
The figure shows a uniform lamina that is symmetric about . Given that is the distance from to the centre of gravity of the lamina, which of the following is true?
- Acm
- Bcm
- C
- D
Q24:
Find the position of the center of mass of the uniform lamina , which is in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q25:
The diagram shows a uniform plane figure. Given that the grid is composed of unit squares, find the coordinates of the figureβs center of mass.
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- B
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- E