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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2017 ii Paper 2 13E Solution by
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Let be position relative to the center of mass, and let the new origin have vector relative to it. The inertia tensor about this origin isExpanding and using proves the tensor form of the parallel axis theorem:For a uniform cube of side and mass , centered coordinate integrals give . The displacement to a vertex is up to signs. Using axes along its incident edges givesThe principal moments of inertia are . The first principal axis is the body diagonal through the vertex; every direction perpendicular to it has the repeated moment.
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