Calculate the moment of Inertia of an annular disc of inner radius R1 and outer radius R2 about an axis perpendicular to the plane in which the disc lies and passing through O.
Choose a ring at a distance X from O and of thickness dx
Mass per unit Area of annular
disc = Mπ(R22−R21) = ,ρ
Let ,ρ = mass per unit Area
Note that the disc in uniform and mass distribution is uniform too.
Now mass of area element considered, = dm
dm = Mπ(R22−R21)×2πxdx = 2Mx dx(R22−R21)
Moment of Inertia of this small ring element about O = dm.x2
Total moment of Inertia of annular disc = R2∫R1 x2 dm
I = R2∫R1x2.2Mxdx(R22−R21)
I = 2M(R22−R21)R2∫R1 x3 dx
= M((R22−R21)(R22+R21))2(R2−R1)(R2+R1)
= M(R2−R1)(R2+R1)(R22+R21)2(R2−R1)(R2+R1)
I=M2{R21+R22}