The pendulum consists of two slender rods AB and OC which have a mass of 3 kg/m. The thin plate has a mass of 12 kg/m2 . a) Determine the location ӯ of the center of mass G of the pendulum, then calculate the mass moment of inertia of the pendulum about z axis passing through G. b) Calculate the mass moment of inertia about z axis passing the rotation center O.

The answer is below

Explanation:

a) The location ӯ of the center of mass G of the pendulum is given as:

b)  the mass moment of inertia about z axis passing the rotation center O is:

c) The mass moment of inertia about z axis passing the rotation center O is:

see the picture for the vector

the magnitude of the vector by pythagorean theorem

r = √( (-10)^2 + (3)^2 ) = √109

magnitude = √109 units

the direction angle between vector and x-axis is

tan^(-1)(3/10) = 16.699

so the direction is approximately 16.7 degrees north of west