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Calculate the y-coordinate of the centroid of the composite lamina with respect to the line AB.

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439 m\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{9} \text{ m}

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  1. Calculate the moment of each component about the line AB.

    The moment of each component is its weight multiplied by the distance of its centroid from AB.

    • For triangle ADE: Moment1=(32W)×(33)=36W=12W_1 = \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} W\right) \times \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\right) = \frac{3}{6} W = \frac{1}{2} W

    • For rectangle EFCD: Moment2=(23W)×(32)=2×32W=3W_2 = \left(2\sqrt{3} W\right) \times \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = \frac{2 \times 3}{2} W = 3 W

    • For triangle F1CB: Moment3=(32W)×(33)=36W=12W_3 = \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} W\right) \times \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\right) = \frac{3}{6} W = \frac{1}{2} W

  2. Calculate the total moment about AB.

    Total Moment = Moment1_1 + Moment2_2 + Moment3_3

    Total Moment=12W+3W+12W=4W\text{Total Moment} = \frac{1}{2} W + 3 W + \frac{1}{2} W = 4 W
  3. Calculate the y-coordinate of the centroid (yˉ\bar{y}) for the entire lamina.

    The y-coordinate of the centroid is the total moment divided by the total weight of the lamina.
    The total weight of the lamina is given in your table as 33W3\sqrt{3} W.

    yˉ=Total MomentTotal Weight=4W33W\bar{y} = \frac{\text{Total Moment}}{\text{Total Weight}} = \frac{4 W}{3\sqrt{3} W}

    Cancel out WW:

    yˉ=433\bar{y} = \frac{4}{3\sqrt{3}}

    Rationalize the denominator:

    yˉ=433×33=433×3=439\bar{y} = \frac{4}{3\sqrt{3}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3 \times 3} = \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{9}

    The y-coordinate of the centroid from AB is 439\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{9} m.

    The final answer is 439 m\frac{4\sqrt{3}}{9} \text{ m}.

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