Two spheres of masses 7.2 kg and 8.1 kg are connected by a rigid mass-less rod of length 6.8 cm look like a single object shown in the figure below which can move freely in a plane. The moment of inertia (in kg.m2) of this object about an axis perpendicular to the plane passing through the center of mass is:

Two spheres of masses 7.2 kg and 8.1 kg are connected by a rigid mass-less rod of length 6.8 cm look like a single object shown in the figure below which can move freely in a plane. The moment of inertia (in kg.m2) of this object about an axis perpendicular to the plane passing through the center of mass is:

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Chapter8: Rotational Motion

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Problem 68A

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