Intro to Moment of Inertia
13. Rotational Inertia & Energy / Intro to Moment of Inertia / Problem 1
A non-uniform thin spoke has a total length L. Its mass per unit length depends on the position x measured from the left end and is described by the function dm/dx = Ax where A has units kg/m2. i) Determine its moment of inertia about a perpendicular axis through its left end (x = 0) using I = ∫r2dm. ii) Does its moment of inertia differ from the moment of inertia of a uniform spoke?
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