Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each physical quantity to the triple integral that computes it (over a solid of density ).
- Volume of
- Mass of
- Average density
- Moment about the -plane
Hints
- Integrating the constant 1 counts pure volume; weighting by converts volume to mass.
- Moments weight each mass element by its lever arm, the coordinate distance from the reference plane.
Show the answer
- Volume of →
- Mass of →
- Average density →
- Moment about the -plane →
Why
One machine, many outputs: change the integrand and measures volume (1), mass (), or leverage (, the ingredient of centre-of-mass). Physics quantities are mostly "integrate the right weighting over the body".
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