Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2007/ii/paper-4/9c/a/solution

Assume the spheroid is homogeneous, as implicit in the stated moments. Put and map a uniform solid sphere by , preserving total mass by adjusting density. For the sphere, symmetry and its moment give for each coordinate. The transformed squared-coordinate integrals are consequently . Reflection symmetry makes the off-diagonal inertia entries vanish. Thus
The original PDF gives the correct solid-sphere factor , rather than the converted TeX's .

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