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Moment of Inertia Formula (common shapes)

Moment of Inertia Formula (common shapes)

The moment of inertia is a value that measures how difficult it is to change the state of
an object's rotation. The moment of inertia depends on the mass and shape of an
object, and the axis around which it rotates. The moments of inertia for some common
shapes can be found using the following formulas. The moment of inertia of an object
made of a number of these common shapes is the sum of the moments of inertia of its
components. The unit for moment of inertia is the kilogram-meter squared, .

Object Type Description Formula

Thin rod, axis

through the center

Thin rod, axis

through one end

Rectangular plate,
axis through center

Rectangular plate,
axis along edge

Hollow cylinder, with

a wall thickness

Solid cylinder

Thin-walled hollow
cylinder

Solid sphere

Thin-walled hollow
sphere

I = moment of inertia ( )

M = total mass of the rotating object (kg)

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The moment of inertia of the solid sphere is .

2) An empty soup can with both lids removed has a mass of 0.0580 kg, an inner radius
of 0.0320 m, and an outer radius of 0.0330 m. What is the can's moment of inertia?

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