A conical frustrum (truncated cone) is shown in the above image. If the top radius and the bottom radius and the height , calculate how high above the bottom base is the centroid of the frustrum in centimeters.
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The height of the centroid of the frustrum is Volume Weighted Mean = π ∫ 0 H ( B + ( A − B ) H x ) 2 d x π ∫ 0 H x ( B + ( A − B ) H x ) 2 d x = 3 1 π H ( A 2 + A B + B 2 ) 1 2 1 π H 2 ( 3 A 2 + 2 A B + B 2 ) = 4 ( A 2 + A B + B 2 ) H ( 3 A 2 + 2 A B + B 2 ) .
When A = 2 0 cm , B = 4 0 cm , and H = 2 8 cm , the height of the centroid is 4 ( 2 0 2 + 2 0 ⋅ 4 0 + 4 0 2 ) 2 8 ( 3 ( 2 0 ) 2 + 2 ⋅ 2 0 ⋅ 4 0 + 4 0 2 ) = 1 1 cm .