Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 8 - Rotational Motion - Questions - Page 220: 7

Answer

See the diagram.

Work Step by Step

Choosing an axis that runs up and down the printed pages, parallel to the long dimension of the textbook, will give the smallest moment of inertia. More of the book's mass is clustered close to this axis.
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