with is shown in the diagram, where r is the distance from center of the sphere. What is the moment of Inertia of sphere about its symmetric axis?
Variations of density of solid sphere of radius
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d m = ρ d V
d m = ρ 4 π r 2 d r
I = 3 2 ∫ ( ρ 4 π r 2 d r ) r 2 = 3 2 ∫ ρ 4 π r 4 d r
I = 3 2 4 π ∫ ρ r 4 d r
Let r 5 = z
5 r 4 d r = d z
r 4 d r = 5 d z = 3 2 5 4 π ∫ ρ d z
Area under the curve = 3 2 5 4 π × 2 1 ρ 0 R 5
I = 3 2 × 5 2 π ρ 0 R 5 = 1 5 4 π ρ 0 R 5