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The moment of inertia of a long rod spun around an axis through one end perpendicular to its length is ML2/3. Why is this moment of inertia greater than it would be if you spun a point mass M at the location of the center of mass of the rod (at L/2)? That would be ML2/4.
The moment of inertia of a long rod spun around an axis through one end perpendicular to its length is ML2/3. Why is this moment of inertia greater than it would be if you spun a point mass M at the location of the center of mass of the rod (at L/2)? That would be ML2/4.
Coleen AmadoLv10
6 Dec 2020