The distance between the vertex and the centre of mass of a uniform solid planar circular segment of angular size $\theta$ and radius $R$ is given by

  • A
    $\frac{4}{3} R \frac{\sin (\theta / 2)}{\theta}$
  • B
    $R \frac{\sin (\theta / 2)}{\theta}$
  • C
    $\frac{4}{3} R \cos \left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{3} R \cos \theta$

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