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Parallel Axis Theorem

If you wish to know the moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the axis of the center of mass:

where r is the distance FROM THE CoM, not the radius.

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Main topic: Physics

Topic: GRE

School / Univ.: UC Santa Cruz

Published: 20.10.2015