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•17–9. Determine the mass moment of inertia Iy of the z

solid formed by revolving the shaded area around the y
axis. The density of the material is r. Express the result in
terms of the mass m of the solid. z ⫽ 1 y2
4
1m

x
Differential Element: The mass of the disk element shown shaded in Fig. a is 2m
2
dm = r dV = rpr2dy. Here, r = z = y2. Thus, dm = rp a y 2 b dy =
1 1 rp 4
y dy.
4 4 16
The mass moment of inertia of this element about the y axis is
4
dmr2 = (rpr2dy)r2 = rpr4dy = rp a y 2 b dy =
1 1 1 1 1 rp 8
dIy = y dy
2 2 2 2 4 512
Mass: The mass of the solid can be determined by integrating dm. Thus,

¢ ≤`
2m
rp 4 rp y5 2 m 2
m = dm = y dy = = rp
L L0 16 16 5 0 5
Mass Moment of Inertia: Integrating dIy, we obtain
2m
rp 8
Iy = dIy = y dy
L L0 572

¢ ≤`
9
2m
rp y pr
= =
512 9 0 9

5m
From the result of the mass, we obtain pr = . Thus, Iy can be written as
2

a b =
1 5m 5
Iy = m Ans.
9 2 18

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