The mass $m$ of a lamina is given by the double integral of the density function over the region $D$. In this case, the density function is $\rho(x, y) = y$ and the region $D$ is defined by the curves $y=0$ and $y=\cos x$, $-\pi / 2 \leqslant x \leqslant \pi / 2$.
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