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Two balls connected by a rod as shown in the figure below (Ignore rod’s mass). What is the moment of inertia of the system?
Given :
mX = 400 grams = 0.4kg
mY = 500 grams = 0.5 kg
rX = 0cm = 0m
rY = 30cm = 0.3m
mX = 400 grams = 0.4kg
mY = 500 grams = 0.5 kg
rX = 0cm = 0m
rY = 30cm = 0.3m
Solution:
I = Mx( rx)^2 + mY( rY)^2
I = (0.4)× (0)^2 + (0.5)× (0.3)^2
I = 0 + 0.045
I = 0.045 kg m^2
Moment of inertia of the system is 0.045kg along the mass M2
To calculate momemt of inertia I=MR^2
M= mass of balls
R-distance between them