(a)
\The curves are
and 

Substitute
in the above equation

The direction of the closed loop is towards origin.
\The limits of
is 
Find area:
\Area is region enclosed by the astroid equai to
into area of the region in the first quadrant.
Area is region enclosed the
- axis is
.




Area is enclosed by the curve is
.
(b)
\Find volume:
\The curves are
and 
Consider, 
Differentiate on each side with respect to
.



Change the limits
\
The volume of the solid is above
- axis is
.
Substitute
and
in the formula.




The volume of the solid is
.
(c)
\Find the centroid.
\By symmetry, the
-coordinate of the centroid is zero.

Replace
.

Substitute
.



Substitute
in the above equation

The centriod is
.
(a)Area is enclosed by the curve
is 
(b) The volume of the solid is
is 
(c) The centriod is
.