What is the moment of inertia of a pendulum with a mass of #4 kg# that is #3 m# from the pivot?
1 Answer
May 28, 2018
Explanation:
The typical pendulum's "bob" is size is much smaller than the length of the pendulum shaft. Assuming that to be the case here, the mass is a point mass, and the moment of inertia is given by
Therefore,
I hope this helps,
Steve