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Homework Statement
Find the moment of inertia for this composite object:
M1=5kg at (3,4) and M2=3kg at (6,8)
Homework Equations
Moment if inertia for point particle = MR2
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not sure if moment of inertia should be componentized -- broken up into x and y components.
Ix =9M1 + 36M2
Iy= 16M1+64M2
Plugged in known values for m1 and m2
Now, should the components of moment if inertia now be summed (as you would if finding the total moment of inertia of say, a person sitting on a rotating disk) or I(total) = sqrt(Ix^2 + Iy^2), since they are lying in an axis?