a) Calculate the rotational inertia of a evenly-distributed quarterstaff of mass 1.00 kg and length 2.0 m about an axis perpendicular to the staff and located at the staff's center. Please, for full credit, show all of your work. ( Note: Treat the quarterstaff as a rod, with the rotation axis perpendicular to the body). b) Calculate the rotational kinetic energy of the quarterstaff above rotat- ing at an angular velocity of 0.75 rev/second about an axis perpendicular to the staff around its center (I.e. use the normal moment of inertia for a rod through its center). Please, for full credit, show all of your work.
Rigid Body
A rigid body is an object which does not change its shape or undergo any significant deformation due to an external force or movement. Mathematically speaking, the distance between any two points inside the body doesn't change in any situation.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Rigid bodies are defined as inelastic shapes with negligible deformation, giving them an unchanging center of mass. It is also generally assumed that the mass of a rigid body is uniformly distributed. This property of rigid bodies comes in handy when we deal with concepts like momentum, angular momentum, force and torque. The study of these properties – viz., force, torque, momentum, and angular momentum – of a rigid body, is collectively known as rigid body dynamics (RBD).
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