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Inertia tensor of a sheared rectangular lamina (I=3M​​b2−sb20​−sb2a2+s2b20​00a2+(1+s2)b2​​)

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For a uniform planar lamina with ∣x1​−sx2​∣≤a and ∣x2​∣≤b, put u=x1​−sx2​, v=x2​. The Jacobian determinant is one, the mass is M=4abσ, and symmetry puts the centre of mass at zero. Uniform rectangular moments give ⟨u2⟩=a2/3, ⟨v2⟩=b2/3, ⟨uv⟩=0. Substitution into Iij​=∫(∣x∣2δij​−xi​xj​)dm yields the displayed inertia tensor. The in-plane principal moments of inertia are M[a2+(1+s2)b2±(a2+(s2−1)b2)2+4s2b4​]/6; the perpendicular moment is their sum. This separates the geometric shear from the elementary rectangular integrals.

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