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(a) Find the volume of the solid that lies above the cone phi = pi/3 and below the sphere p = 4 cos phi. (b) Find the centroid of the solid in part (a).

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Final Answer;

(a) The volume of the solid is
\( (16\pi)/(3) \)cubic units.

(b) The centroid of the solid lies a
t \( (\bar{\rho}, \bar{\phi}, \bar{\theta}) = (2, (\pi)/(2), \theta) \), where
\( \theta \)is arbitrary.**

Explanation:

In part (a), we find the volume of the given solid using a triple integral in spherical coordinates. The integral is set up as follows:


\[ \int_0^(2\pi) \int_{(\pi)/(3)}^{(\pi)/(2)} \int_0^(4\cos\phi) \rho^2 \sin\phi \, d\rho \, d\phi \, d\theta. \]

Solving this triple integral, we get the volume of the solid as
\( (16\pi)/(3) \)cubic units.

For part (b), the centroid of the solid is the point
\((\bar{\rho}, \bar{\phi}, \bar{\theta})\)where


\[ \bar{\rho} = (\iiint \rho \, dV)/(V), \]


\[ \bar{\phi} = (\iiint \phi \, dV)/(V), \]


\[ \bar{\theta} = (\iiint \theta \, dV)/(V). \]

Substituting the volume V and the expressions for
\(\rho, \phi, \) and
( \theta \)into these formulas, we find that the centroid lies at
\( (\bar{\rho}, \bar{\phi}, \bar{\theta}) = (2, (\pi)/(2), \theta) \), where
\( \theta \)is arbitrary. This means that the centroid is located at a radial distance of 2 units, a polar angle of
\( (\pi)/(2) \), and any azimuthal angle
\( \theta \).

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Final answer:

To find the volume of the solid that lies above the cone and below the sphere, set up the integral based on the equations for the cone and sphere. Solve for the points of intersection between the cone and sphere and integrate to find the volume. To find the centroid of the solid, calculate the mass and moments of inertia with respect to the x, y, and z axes and use them to find the coordinates of the centroid.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the volume of the solid that lies above the cone and below the sphere, we need to set up the integral. Let's find the points of intersection between the cone and the sphere.

First, set up the equations for the cone and the sphere:

Cone: φ = π/3

Sphere: p = 4 cos φ

Now, solve for φ by setting the two equations equal to each other:

π/3 = 4 cos φ

From this equation, we can solve for φ. The volume of the solid can be found using a triple integral:

V = ∫∫∫ dV = ∫∫∫ r^2 sin φ dr dφ dθ

Integrate over the appropriate limits to find the volume of the solid.

b) To find the centroid of the solid, we need to find the center of mass of the solid. To do this, we need to find the mass and moments of inertia with respect to the x, y, and z axes. Then, we can find the coordinates of the centroid using the formulas:

x_c = M_x/M

y_c = M_y/M

z_c = M_z/M

where M_x, M_y, and M_z are the moments of inertia about the x, y, and z axes, respectively, and M is the mass of the solid.

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