(a) Using spherical coordinates, find the volume cut from the ball r ≤ a by thecone θ = α < π/2.(b) Show that the z coordinate of the centroid of the volume in (a) is given by the formula ¯z = 3a(1 + cos α)/8.

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(a) Using spherical coordinates, find the volume cut from the ball r ≤ a by the
cone θ = α < π/2.
(b) Show that the z coordinate of the centroid of the volume in (a) is given by the formula ¯z = 3a(1 + cos α)/8.

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