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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 ii Paper 4 9C a Solution by
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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. ThusThe original PDF gives the correct solid-sphere factor , rather than the converted TeX's .
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