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I haven't worked in those for a while (I'm not sure I remember how to use them); but I'm fairly certain my teacher wants me to stick with x-y coordinates.

Homework Statement Find the centroid of the shape formed by the equation y2=x3-x4, the x-axis, and the y-axis. Homework Equations A=∫f(x)dx Mx=∫(1/2)[f(x)]2dx My=∫x[f(x)]dx The Attempt at a Solution I'm stuck on the integral. I attempted u-substitution and got du=(1/2)(x3-x4)-1/2dx; "parts,"...

Thanks!

Just introducing myself. I am a stereotypical high school student suffering under the lash of calculus -- but I hope I can be of some help as well!