Centroid of a conical frustrum

Calculus Level 3

A conical frustrum (truncated cone) is shown in the above image. If the top radius A = 20 c m A = 20 cm and the bottom radius B = 40 c m B = 40 cm and the height H = 28 c m H = 28 cm , calculate how high above the bottom base is the centroid of the frustrum in centimeters.


The answer is 11.

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1 solution

David Vreken
Apr 11, 2018

The height of the centroid of the frustrum is Weighted Mean Volume \frac{\text{Weighted Mean}}{\text{Volume}} = = π 0 H x ( B + ( A B ) x H ) 2 d x π 0 H ( B + ( A B ) x H ) 2 d x \frac{\pi \int_{0}^{H}x(B + (A - B)\frac{x}{H})^2 dx}{\pi \int_{0}^{H}(B + (A - B)\frac{x}{H})^2 dx} = = 1 12 π H 2 ( 3 A 2 + 2 A B + B 2 ) 1 3 π H ( A 2 + A B + B 2 ) \frac{\frac{1}{12}\pi H^2(3A^2 + 2AB + B^2)}{\frac{1}{3}\pi H(A^2 + AB + B^2)} = = H ( 3 A 2 + 2 A B + B 2 ) 4 ( A 2 + A B + B 2 ) \frac{H(3A^2 + 2AB + B^2)}{4(A^2 + AB + B^2)} .

When A = 20 cm A = 20 \text{cm} , B = 40 cm B = 40 \text{cm} , and H = 28 cm H = 28 \text{cm} , the height of the centroid is 28 ( 3 ( 20 ) 2 + 2 20 40 + 4 0 2 ) 4 ( 2 0 2 + 20 40 + 4 0 2 ) = 11 cm \frac{28(3(20)^2 + 2 \cdot 20 \cdot 40 + 40^2)}{4(20^2 + 20 \cdot 40 + 40^2)} = \boxed{11 \text{cm}} .

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