how can we find centre of mass of a solid cone????
For a solid cone,
Let (Xc,Yc) are the coordinates of center of mass.
Then,
For symmetry consider the center of mass at Xc=0. Divide the cone in horizontal disks of mass then, dm=ρdV where, ρ is the density of material. (constant) In this case,
where r is the radius of the cone at an arbitrary height dy. Radius of cone depends upon the height of the cone.
So, y=0 ; r=R (R is the base radius of the cone)
y=h ; r=0.
Using point-slope form:
Now, the volume
So,
So, the center of mass of solid cone is at the quarter height on the line joining from center of the base to the vertex.