Why is the centroid called the center of mass?

Answer 1

centroid is called centre of mass because it works on mid point theorm which is a average of total mass concentrated on centre of triangle.
Md= m1+m2+ m3+m4+...................................... +mn/ n

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer 2

Sebastian Acosta

The centroid is called the center of mass because it represents the point where the entire mass of an object can be considered to be concentrated. This means that if the object were suspended from this point, it would be in perfect balance. The centroid is calculated by finding the average position of all the individual mass elements of the object.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.