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Homework Statement
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Why does the weight of the gate have a centroid at 2R/pi away from the force F?
Homework Equations
The centroid for a half circle in both x and y directions is = 4r/3pi
The Attempt at a Solution
why isn't the centroid location in regards to the x-axis 4r/3pi? How do we get to 2R/pi?