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Homework Statement
Find the mass and center of mass of a wire in the shape of the helix [tex]x=t[/tex], [tex]y=\cos{t}[/tex], [tex]z = \sin{t}[/tex], [tex]0 \le t \le 2 \pi[/tex], if the density at any point is equal to the square of the distance from the origin.
Homework Equations
Arc length formula:
[tex]ds = \sqrt{\left(\frac{dx}{dt}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{dy}{dt}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{dz}{dt}\right)^2}[/tex]
[tex]m = \int_C \rho(x,y,z)\,ds[/tex]
[tex]\bar{x} = \frac{1}{m} \int_C x \rho(x,y,z)\,ds[/tex]
[tex]\bar{y} = \frac{1}{m} \int_C y \rho(x,y,z)\,ds[/tex]
[tex]\bar{z} = \frac{1}{m} \int_C z \rho(x,y,z)\,ds[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I've tried using the parametric equations given to find the value for ds using the arc length formula. I cannot be sure if what I've done yields the proper answer, though. Here is my attempt at an answer:
[tex]\frac{dx}{dt} = 1[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dy}{dt} = -\sin{t}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dz}{dt} = \cos{t}[/tex]
[tex]m = \int_{0}^{2\pi} t^2 \sqrt{\left(1\right)^2 + \left(-sin{t}\right)^2 + \left(cos{t}\right)^2}\, dt[/tex]
[tex]=\int_{0}^{2\pi} t^2 \sqrt{2} \, dt[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{\sqrt{2} \, t^3}{3}\right \bigg{|}^{2\pi}_{0}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{8 \sqrt{2}\, \pi^3}{3}[/tex]
Is this correct?
That would make the remainder of the equations:
[tex]\bar{x} = \frac{3}{8 \sqrt{2}\, \pi^3} \int_C t(t^2) \sqrt{2}\,ds[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{3}{8 \, \pi^3} \int_C t^3\,ds[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{3}{8 \, \pi^3} \frac{t^4}{4} \bigg{|}^{2\pi}_{0}[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{3(2\pi)^4}{32\pi^3} - 0[/tex]
[tex] = \frac{3\pi}{2} [/tex]
[tex]\bar{y} = \frac{3}{8 \sqrt{2}\, \pi^3} \int_C t^2 \cos{t} \sqrt{2}\,ds[/tex]
[tex]\bar{y} = \frac{3}{8 \, \pi^3} \int_C t^2 \cos{t}\,ds[/tex]
Bunch of ugly integration by parts here, which I'll have Wolfram Alpha do...
[tex] = \frac{3}{2 \pi^2}[/tex]
[tex]\bar{z} = \frac{3}{8 \sqrt{2}\, \pi^3} \int_C z \sqrt{2}\,ds[/tex]
Using WA to shorten this...
[tex] = -\frac{3}{2 \pi^2}[/tex]
Since my book does not have answers for even problems, I can't tell if these are correct or not. Could anyone check them to see if I know what I'm doing with these?
Edit: I found the equation for the center of mass and updated everything.
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