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Homework Statement
Find the moment of inertia of a solid cone about its longitudinal axis (z-axis)
The cone: [itex]x^2+y^2<=z^2, 0<=z<=h[/itex]
[itex]I_z = \int\int\int_T(x^2+y^2)dxdydz[/itex]
Homework Equations
Representing the cone in cylindrical coords:
[itex] x=zcos\theta [/itex]
[itex] y=zsin\theta [/itex]
[itex] z=z [/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
The integral in cylindrical coords is:
[itex]I_z = \int_0^h \int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^z (z^2)rdrd\theta dz[/itex]
Evaluating the triple integral gives:
[itex]\pi h^5/5[/itex]
But the answer in the book is:
[itex]\pi h^5/10[/itex]
I don't see what I did wrong