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Two small weights of mass 5.0 kg and 7.0 kg, are mounted 4.0 m apart on a light rod (whose mass can be ignored), as shown in the accompanying figure. Calculate the moment of inertia of the system
(a) when rotated about an axis halfway between the weights, and
(b) when rotated about an axis 0.50 m to the left of the 5.0 kg mass.


Sagot :

a. I = 48 kg.mĀ²

b. I = 87 kg.mĀ²

Further explanation

The moment of inertia is a measure of the inertia of an object to rotate on its axis.  

Factors affecting moment of inertia:  

  • The mass of objects  
  • form  
  • rotary axis  
  • moment arm  

Can be formulated  :

[tex]\tt I=m\times R^2[/tex]

m is the mass of particle/object (kg)  

R is the distance between the particle or mass of the object against the rotary axis (m)

I = āˆ‘mā‚™Rā‚™Ā²

The moment of inertia of the object is the sum of all the moments of inertia of the object's particles :

Given

mass 5.0 kg and 7.0 kg

4.0 m apart

Required

the moment of inertia

Solution

a. Rā‚=Rā‚‚=2 m( halfway between the weights)

I = (mā‚+mā‚‚)RĀ²

I = (5+7)2Ā²

I = 48 kg.mĀ²

b. 0.50 m to the left of the 5.0 kg mass.

Rā‚(5 kg) = 0.5 m

Rā‚‚(7 kg) = 4 - 0.5 = 3.5 m

I = 5 x 0.5Ā² + 7 x 3.5Ā²

I = 1.25 + 85.75

I = 87 kg.mĀ²

Learn more  

An example of The Moment of Intertia  

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Inertia  

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the relationship of the mass of an object and inertia  

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