Calculate the product moments of the following eight laminas, each of mass M, with respect to horizontal and vertical axes through the origin, and with respect to horizontal and vertical axes thr...Calculate the product moments of the following eight laminas, each of mass M, with respect to horizontal and vertical axes through the origin, and with respect to horizontal and vertical axes through the centroid of each. (We have just done the first of these, above.) The horizontal base of each is of length a, and the height of each is b.
The dashed line is moveable, and it x-coordinate is x, so that the distance of mi this line is xi−x The moment of inertia of the system of masses about the dashed line is In...The dashed line is moveable, and it x-coordinate is x, so that the distance of mi this line is xi−x The moment of inertia of the system of masses about the dashed line is In words, the moment of inertia about an arbitrary axis is equal to the moment of inertia about a parallel axis through the centre of mass plus the total mass times the square of the distance between the parallel axes.
