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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 ii Paper 4 12C a Solution by
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In a frame centered at the fixed point or centre of mass, a rotating material point has velocity . The identity converts the rotational kinetic energy into , where the inertia tensor isLikewise integrating gives the angular momentum . These expressions refer to rotational motion about the chosen origin.
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