Four particles each of mass 1 kg are placed at four corners of a square of side 2 m. Moment of inertia of system about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its vertex is ______ kgm2.
Answer: 16
Solution
Taking the axis through one vertex, perpendicular to the square's plane, the distances of the four 1 kg masses from that vertex are 0, a, a, and a2 (with a=2 m):
I=0+ma2+ma2+m(2a2)=4ma2=4×1×4=16kg m2
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