Finding the Center of Mass of a Lamina with Proportional Density

[mrcleanhands]

Homework Statement

The boundary of a lamina consists of the semicircles y=\sqrt{1-x^{2}} and y=\sqrt{4-x^{2}} together with the portions of the x-axis that join them. Find the centre of mass of the lamina if the density at any point is proportion to its distance from the origin.

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The Attempt at a Solution

My issue here is only in turning the statement "the density at any point is proportion to its distance from the origin" into a function.

The solution is f(x,y)=k\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}} but why are they ignoring Z here? Since the lamina is in 3D right?

If I try turn this statement into a function I get f(x,y) = k\sqrt{f(x,y)^{2} + x^{2} + y^{2}} which doesn't work. Where have I gone wrong in my thinking?

 

[mfb]

The shape is given as a 2D-object. How did you get the second equation, and what does it represent?