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Chapter 5, Solution 8.

A, mm 2
1 2 35 343

x , mm

y , mm

xA, mm3
2 250 006

yA, mm3
0

63.662 31.831

4417.9
30925.1

31.831

140 626
2 109 380

140 626.2
140 626.2

Then and

X =
Y =

xA 2109 380 = A 30 925.1

yA 140 625 = A 30 925.1

or

X = 68.2 mm

or Y = 4.55 mm

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.