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example of a ring

Suppose we have something like a hoola hoop, that is a thin hoop or ring that rotates about the central axis perpendicular to the hoop. What's the moment of inertia in terms of the total mass M of the hoop and its radius R?


Joshua Deutsch
Wed Jan 22 17:07:34 PST 1997