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Textbook Solutions for Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences

Chapter 5 Problem 46

Question

Find the mass of a cube of side 2 if the density is proportional to the square of the distance from the center of the cube.

Solution

Step 1 of 2

The density of the cube is symmetrical in x, y and z.

The mass in one octant is given by,

That is the mass in one octant is .

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Title Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences 3 
Author Mary L. Boas
ISBN 9780471198260

Find the mass of a cube of side 2 if the density is proportional to the square of the

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