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    The document provides the solution to calculating the rotational inertia of a uniform thin solid block about an axis through one corner and perpendicular to its large faces. It states that the rotational inertia of a thin slab about a central axis is 1/12 M(a^2 + b^2). It then uses the parallel axis theorem to account for the distance of the corner from the center of mass being (1/4)(a^2 + b^2), to give the final rotational inertia about the corner axis as 1/3 M(a^2 + b^2).

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    The document provides the solution to calculating the rotational inertia of a uniform thin solid block about an axis through one corner and perpendicular to its large faces. It states that the rotational inertia of a thin slab about a central axis is 1/12 M(a^2 + b^2). It then uses the parallel axis theorem to account for the distance of the corner from the center of mass being (1/4)(a^2 + b^2), to give the final rotational inertia about the corner axis as 1/3 M(a^2 + b^2).

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    Problem 11.56P (HRW)

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    The document provides the solution to calculating the rotational inertia of a uniform thin solid block about an axis through one corner and perpendicular to its large faces. It states that the rotational inertia of a thin slab about a central axis is 1/12 M(a^2 + b^2). It then uses the parallel axis theorem to account for the distance of the corner from the center of mass being (1/4)(a^2 + b^2), to give the final rotational inertia about the corner axis as 1/3 M(a^2 + b^2).

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    Problem 11.56P (HRW)

    A uniform thin solid block of mass M and edge


    lengths a and b is as shown in the figure. We have to
    calculate its rotational inertia about an axis through one
    corner and perpendicular to the large faces.

    Solution:
    We use the result that the rotational inertia of a thin slab
    of edges a and b, and mass M about a vertical axis
    passing through its centre of mass is
    1
    I cm # $ M ! a 2 % b2 ".
    12
    Distance of any of the corners from the centre of mass is
    1 2
    4
    ! a % b2 ".

    Applying the parallel axis theorem, we get


    1 1
    I corner # $ M ! a 2 % b2 " % $ M ! a 2 % b2 " ,
    12 4
    1
    # $ M ! a 2 % b2 ".
    3

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