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Past exam of the physics 1 paper of the University of Oxford 2017 resit 11 a Solution by
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For a planar lamina in the -plane and three mutually perpendicular axes through one common point, the perpendicular axis theorem is . Indeed , while and . Planarity and the common axis intersection are essential.
For two parallel axes, one through the centre of mass and one a perpendicular distance away, the parallel axis theorem iswhere is the total mass. Expanding the squared distance in the defining moment of inertia integral leaves a cross term proportional to . The second axis need not pass through the body, and uniform density is not required, but the reference axis for must pass through its centre of mass.
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