Find the center of mass of a uniform solid hemisphere of radius a.
By symmetry the center of mass lies on the z axis [see Fig. 7-7]. Subdivide the hemisphere into solid circular plates of radius r, such as ABCDEA. If the center G of such a ring is at distance z from the center O of the hemisphere, R. Then if dz is the thickness of the plate, the volume of each ring is
and the mass is
thus we have