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jlmac2001
Feb26-04, 07:28 PM
Question: Find the solid angle subtended at the origin by a thin circular disk of radius a, whose cente is a distance b from the origin and where the normal to the disk is parallel.

Do I have to find the center of mass to solve this question?

Tom Mattson
Feb26-04, 07:37 PM
"is this a center of mass question?"

No, it's a "solid angle" question. [:D]

This question is purely geometrical, and has nothing to do with distriubtion of mass.

jlmac2001
Feb26-04, 09:55 PM
how would I do it?