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Units And Measurement

Question
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 Find the moment of inertia of disc about a transverse axis through the centre of disc of radius 0.25m and thickness 10 cm. (Density of disc is 8000kg/m3.)

Solution

The mass of the disc, M= πr2
The moment of inertia of disc about transverse axis through the centre of disc is, 
straight I equals M r squared equals pi r to the power of 4 t space rho

H e r e comma

R a d i u s space o f space t h e space d i s c comma space space straight r equals 0.25 straight m

Thickness comma space straight t equals 10 c m space equals space 0.1 straight m space

D e n s i t y comma space straight rho equals 8000 k g divided by straight m cubed space

Therefore comma space

M o m e n t space o f space I n e r t i a comma space straight I space equals space pi r to the power of 4 t space rho space

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