Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 4 15E b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
By the continuous center of mass formula, the distance of the center of mass from the pointed origin is
For a disk of radius , . Therefore the axial moment isFor the transverse -axis, , while every slice also contributes times its mass. HenceBy axial symmetry . These values agree with the moment of inertia of a pointed cubic-profile solid of revolution.