Two thin rods (each of mass 0.20 kg) are joined together to form a rigid body as

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Two thin rods (each of mass 0.20 kg) are joined together to form a rigid body as shown in Figure. One of the rods has lengthL1= 0.40 m, and the other has lengthL2= 0.50 m. What is the rotational inertia of this rigid body about?

(a) An axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the paper and passes through the center of the shorter rod and

(b) An axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the paper and passes through the

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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