It Will Thus Be Noted That The Formula For The Kinetic Energy of A
It Will Thus Be Noted That The Formula For The Kinetic Energy of A
It Will Thus Be Noted That The Formula For The Kinetic Energy of A
(2) About the axis through one end, A. In this case, measuring distances
x from A instead of 0,
f.
'(dx ) Ml
2
moment of inertia, J, = o TM x x 2 = 3
- (2)
Moment of Inertia of Ring
Every element of the ring is the same distance from the centre.
Hence the moment of inertia about an axis through the centre perpendicular
to the plane of the ring = M a2
, where M is the mass of the
ring and a is its radius.