// Problem 1.8,Page no.12 clc;clear; close; alpha=%pi/2 //degree //In case of semicircle //Semicircle-1 r_1=20 //cm //radius of semicircle y_1=4*r_1*(3*%pi)**-1 //cm //distance from the base a_1=(%pi*r_1**2)*2**-1 //cm**2 //area of semicircle //Semicircle-2 r_2=16 //cm //radius of semicircle y_2=4*r_2*(3*%pi)**-1 //cm //distance from the base a_2=(%pi*r_2**2)*2**-1 //cm**2 //area of semicircle //Calculations Y_bar=(a_1*y_1-a_2*y_2)*(a_1-a_2)**-1 //cm //centroid //Result printf("The centroid of the area is %.2f cm",Y_bar)