What will be center of gravity of the given L-section shown in figure?

 

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  1. (1.85 cm, 2.83 cm)
  2. (1.86 cm, 3.86 cm)
  3. (2.96 cm, 5.32 cm)
  4. (2.44 cm, 4.33 cm)

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Option 2 : (1.86 cm, 3.86 cm)
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Concept:

Centre of gravity:

where, A1, A2 = Area of section 1 and section 2 respectively, y1, y2 = Centre of gravity with respect to the reference axis.

Calculation:

Given:

A1 = 4 × 2 = 8 cm2, A2 = 10 × 2 = 20 cm2,

Taking X-axis as the reference axis,

Centre of gravity:

and 

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