College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 7, Problem 39P
A playground toy has four seats, each 5.0 kg, attached to very light, 1.5-m-long rods, as seen from above in Figure P7.39. If two children, with masses of 15 kg and 20 kg, sit in seats opposite one another, what is the moment of inertia about the rotation axis?
Figure P7.39
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