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Cylinder (solid) - Centroid `x_c`

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`x_c = z_c = 0`
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This equation provides the x-component  (`x_c` = `z_c`) of the centroid, c, shown in the diagram.

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No inputs are required as `x_c` = `z_c` are always zero.  1

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The centroid of a three dimensional shape is the arithmetic mean ("average") position of all the points in the shape.

See also

Cylinder (solid) - Radius of Gyration about x-axis

Cylinder (solid) - Radius of Gyration about y-axis

  1. ^  Fundamentals of Engineering. 8th edition, 2nd Revision.  National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) - 2001. ISBN 978-1-932613-59-9.  pg 61
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