CIE Further Maths Moment of Inertia
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CIE Further Maths Moment of Inertia
Hey guys, I really need your help here. I tried calculating the MI of the object by first summing the sphere's and the particles about the axis C, and then moving both of them to the axis O. by parallel axis theorem it would look like
![[M(4a^2) + 2(3M)(2a)^2/5] + 4M (a^2)](http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/latexrender/pictures/fd/fd63e453a141e9f816f63be0427656b5.png "[M(4a^2) + 2(3M)(2a)^2/5] + 4M (a^2)")
which gives me
. What am I missing? Isn't this method valid?
Also, I notice that the marking scheme for part (i) is kind of weird. Why did the "3" become "6" all of a sudden after the approximation?
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Re: CIE Further Maths Moment of InertiaAxis C is not the centre of mass of sphere and particle combination, so you can't apply the parallel axes theorem on the combined mass.
The first equation in answer to part (i) is spread over two lines, with two terms in all, each containing -3...., hence on addition -6.Also, I notice that the marking scheme for part (i) is kind of weird. Why did the "3" become "6" all of a sudden after the approximation?Last edited by ghostwalker; 04-05-2012 at 08:43. -
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Re: CIE Further Maths Moment of InertiaWhy not? In what cases, then, am I able to apply parallel axes theorem on composite objects?(Original post by ghostwalker)
Axis C is not the centre of mass of sphere and particle combination, so you can't apply the parallel axes theorem on the combined mass. -
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Re: CIE Further Maths Moment of InertiaWhen you know the centre of mass. Check out the parallel axes theorem, it doesn't work on any old parallel axes.(Original post by johnconnor92)
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Re: CIE Further Maths Moment of InertiaSo I can only apply the parallel axes theorem if I first find out the centre of mass of the two objects (which is somewhere below O)?(Original post by ghostwalker)
When you know the centre of mass. Check out the parallel axes theorem, it doesn't work on any old parallel axes. -
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Re: CIE Further Maths Moment of InertiaIf you're working on the combined masses together, then yes.(Original post by johnconnor92)
So I can only apply the parallel axes theorem if I first find out the centre of mass of the two objects (which is somewhere below O)?
Which is why the mark scheme works on the individual components.
