Find the center of mass of a rod of length L whose mass density changes from one end to the other quadratically. That is, if the rod is laid out along the x-axis with one end at the origin and the other end at x = L , the density is given by ρ(x) = ρ0 + (ρ1 − ρ0) (x/L)2 , where ρ0 and ρ1 are constant values.

Find the center of mass of a rod of length L whose mass density changes from one end to the other quadratically. That is, if the rod is laid out along the x-axis with one end at the origin and the other end at x = L , the density is given by ρ(x) = ρ0 + (ρ1 − ρ0) (x/L)2 , where ρ0 and ρ1 are constant values.

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