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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Berea_College/Introductory_Physics%3A_Berea_College/10%3A_Linear_Momentum_and_the_Center_of_Mass/10.06%3A_Sample_problems_and_solutions
      The two are related by: ds=Rdθ The mass element, dm, can then be expressed in terms of the mass per unit length of the wire and the length, Rdθ, of...The two are related by: ds=Rdθ The mass element, dm, can then be expressed in terms of the mass per unit length of the wire and the length, Rdθ, of the mass element: dm=λds=λRdθ We also need to express the y position of the mass element using θ: y=Rsinθ Now that we have expressed dm and y in terms of θ, we can determi…

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