In-class question
Consider a rod of uniform density with an axis of rotation through its center and an identical rod with the axis of rotation through one end. Which has the larger moment of inertia?
Pink: I
C
> I
E
Green: : I
C
< I
E
Yellow: : I
C
= I
E
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