College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 77

Two objects of different masses are joined by a light rod. (a) Is the moment of inertia about the center of mass the minimum or the maximum Why (b) If the two masses are 3.0 kg and 5.0 kg and the length of the rod is 2.0 m, find the moments of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod, through the center of the rod and the center of mass.