From a disc of radius and mass , a circular hole of diameter , whose rim passes through the centre is cut. What is the moment of inertia of the remaining part of the disc about a perpendicular axis, passing through the centre?
Mass per unit area of the original disc is . The diameter of the cut-out hole is , so its radius is . Mass of the cut-out portion, . The hole's rim passes through the centre of the original disc, which means the distance between the centre of the original disc and the centre of the cut-out portion is . Moment of inertia of the original disc about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane is . Moment of inertia of the cut-out portion about an axis passing through its own centre and perpendicular to its plane is . Using the parallel axis theorem, the moment of inertia of the cut-out portion about the centre of the original disc is . Moment of inertia of the remaining part is .
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