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Mass of a spherical cap with height-proportional density (M=4πk​(R2−c2)2)

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For a solid spherical cap r2+z2≤R2, z≥c, where 0≤c≤R and the mass density is ρ=kz with k≥0, a volume integral in cylindrical coordinates gives
M=πk∫cR​z(R2−z2)dz=4πk​(R2−c2)2.
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Here the height is measured from the centre of the sphere, rather than from the bottom of the cap. Specifying that origin matters for a nonuniform mass density.

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