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Example 4: Moment of Inertia

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Figure 12.4.7

Find the moment of inertia about the origin of an object with constant density ρ = 1 which covers the square shown in Figure 12.4.7:

-½ ≤ x ≤ ½,          -½≤y≤ ½.

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