PHYS 350 - 2005W [Answers for Week 5]

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Week 5 - Moments of Inertia

Problem Set

Problem 1 - Schaum 7.3 Top

Show that the moment of interia of a body about any line Oa through the origin of coordinates is given by
IOa = (Ix x2 Iy y2 Iz z2 - 2 Ixy xy - 2 Ixz xz - 2 Iyz yz ) ( x2 + y2 + z2 )-1
where x,y,z are the coordinates of any point on Oa.

Problem 2 - Cone Top

Find the moments of inertia of a cone of height h, radius of the base R, and mass M about the center of mass. What are the moments of interia about the tip of the cone? What are they about the center of the base?

Problem 3 - Three Rods Top

Show that a system of three thin rods (of arbitrary length and mass) is equimomental to any object.
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