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Find the moment of inertia of a rod of length l and mass m rotating about an axis by making an angle of theta with the vertical direction.

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Since the rod makes an angle θ with the direction of verticalso normal distance of its small pert at a distance x from the vertical axis passing through its centre is, M. I. = mldx. x sinθ2or M. I. = ml-l2l2x2 dx sin2θ=ml sin2θ -l2l2x2 dxor =ml sin2θx33-l2l2=m3l sin2θl38+l38=ml212 sin2θ

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