Tangent-axis inertia of an axisymmetric lamina
ID: tangent-axis-inertia-of-an-axisymmetric-lamina
For an axisymmetric planar lamina of total mass , let be its moment of inertia about the central axis normal to its plane. The perpendicular axis theorem and rotational symmetry give about central diameters. An in-plane tangent line a perpendicular distance from a parallel central diameter therefore has moment of inertia by the parallel axis theorem. An axis normal to the lamina through the same rim point instead has ; specifying the point without the axis direction is insufficient.
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