For determining the centroid of the area marked below in blue, you could to consider two square segments: square A B C D and square D E F G. Given: a = 55 m, and b = 18 m, then the coordinate in x direction of the centroid of the following area ABCGFE will be: _________ m. Calculate your answer to 1 decimal place.

For determining the centroid of the area marked below in blue, you could to consider two square segments: square A B C D and square D E F G. Given: a = 55 m, and b = 18 m, then the coordinate in x direction of the centroid of the following area ABCGFE will be: _________ m. Calculate your answer to 1 decimal place.

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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ISBN:9781305501607

Author:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.26P: Using the method of composite areas, find the dimension h that maximizes the centroid coordinate y...

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