The centre of mass of a homogeneous semi-circular plate of radius $r$ is located at $A$ as shown in the figure. The distance $OA$ is

  • A
    $\frac{2r}{3 \pi}$
  • B
    $\frac{4 r}{3 \pi}$
  • C
    $\frac{3r}{2 \pi}$
  • D
    $\frac{r}{\pi}$

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