Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Oscillations - Problems - Page 442: 97a

Answer

$8.106\times10^{-5}\;kg.m^2$

Work Step by Step

For the torsion pendulum $T=2\pi\sqrt {\frac{I}{\kappa}}$ or, $I=\frac{\kappa T^2}{4\pi^2}$ From the given graph, $T = 0.40\;s$ and $\kappa=\frac{4\times10^{-3}}{0.2}\;N.m/rad=0.02\;N.m/rad$. Therefore, the rotational inertia is $I=\frac{0.02\times 0.40^2}{4\times\pi^2}\;kg.m^2$ or, $\boxed{I=8.106\times10^{-5}\;kg.m^2}$
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