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Question 3

A uniform cuboid brick of mass $M$ has edges of length $a$, $b$and $c$. Calculate its moment of inertia tensor

(a) for rotations about its centre-of-mass,

(b) for rotations about one of its corners.

[Hints can be found here, but do not follow this link until you have attempted the question on your own.]



Mike Birse
2000-03-31