Question

A steel woodworking blade is created from a rectangular mold with vertices at (0, 0), (0, 1), (4, 0), and (4, 1). (All coordinates are in centimeters). At each point of the blade, the thickness, in milimeters, is equal to twice the y-coordinate. Find the height of the balance point of the blade.

Answer 1

Answer:

5.6 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a steel woodworking blade is created from a rectangular mold with vertices at (0, 0), (0, 1), (4, 0), and (4, 1). (All coordinates are in centimeters). At each point of the blade, the thickness, in milimeters, is equal to twice the y-coordinate. 

The x axis or the horizontal length will be L = (1 - 0)^2 + ( 0 - 0 )^2

L = 1 cm

The y axis or the vertical length will be

L = sqrt ( [ 4-0]^2 + [0-0]^2)

L = Sqrt(16)

L = 4 cm

Given that at each point of the blade, the thickness, in milimeters, is equal to twice the y-coordinate.

That is,

Thickness = 2 × 4 = 8 mm

The height of the balance point of the blade will be;

Height = 8 mm + 4 cm + 8 mm

Height = 0.8 + 4 + 0.8

Height = 5.6 cm

Note that the thickness will be added to both the top and the bottom of the blade.