MathCastle
Multivariable CalculusChallengeVector Calculus

Vector Calculus · Challenge problem

A thin wire of uniform density is bent into one arch of the cycloid x=t−sin⁡tx = t - \sin t, y=1−cos⁡ty = 1 - \cos t, 0≤t≤2π0\le t\le 2\pi. Find the yy-coordinate yˉ\bar y of the wire's centre of mass.