In: Mechanical Engineering
a ) The moment of inertia of a rigid body, of mass 40 kg, about an axis through a point at 0.5 m from the mass centre, is 110 kg.m2. What is the moment inertia of the same body about an axis, parallel to the first, at a distance 1.0 m from the mass centre?
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i) A metal hoop, with mass m concentrated along its rim, has radius r, and rolls on a fixed surface without slipping. It has angular velocity ??. What is its kinetic energy? [4 marks]
j) Can a particle (point mass) have angular momentum? Explain your answer.