Exploding Cylindrical Shell

A uniform cylindrical shell of mass 1 1 is parametrized as follows:

x = c o s θ y = s i n θ 0 θ 2 π 0 z 1 x = cos \theta \\ y = sin \theta \\ 0 \leq \theta \leq 2 \pi \\ 0 \leq z \leq 1

The shell explodes, pulverizing the surface material and propelling the matter with the following initial velocity:

v 0 = ( v x , v y , v z ) = ( c o s θ , s i n θ , 0 ) \large{\vec{v_0} = (v_x, v_y, v_z) = (cos \theta, sin \theta, 0 )}

After all of the matter has landed in the x y xy plane, what is the moment of inertia of the debris field about the z z axis?

Details and Assumptions:
1) The matter stops immediately upon entering the x y xy plane
2) Gravity is 10 m/s 2 10 \, \text{m/s}^2 in the negative z z direction


The answer is 1.69628.

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