The distance of the centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius R from its centre is

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The distance of the centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius R from its centre is (A) ( textR/2) (B) ( textR/3) (C) ( text2R/2) (D) ( text2R/3)

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Centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius R lies at a distance of h = ( textR/2) from its centre on the axis of symmetry as shown in figure. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/p-pxk2peaktvdz.png" />

Q. The distance of the centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius $R$ from its centre is

$\frac{R}{2}$

$\frac{R}{3}$

$\frac{2R}{2}$

$\frac{2R}{3}$

Centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius $R$ lies at a distance of $h = \frac{R}{2}$ from its centre on the axis of symmetry as shown in figure.

Q. The distance of the centre of mass of a hemispherical shell of radius R from its centre is

2R​

3R​

22R​

32R​