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Homework Statement
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I'm probably missing something basic here but:
The moment of inertia of a body does NOT depend on which of the following? (choose 2 answers)
A: The angular acceleration of the body
B. The distribution of mass in the body
C. The angular velocity of the body
D. The axis of rotation of the body
E. The mass of the body
Homework Equations
L = Iw2 where L = angular momentum, I = inertia and w = angular velocity
The Attempt at a Solution
If L = Iw2 > > >(rearranged) >>> I = L/w2. How does Inertia not depend on angular velocity if the variable for angular vel (w) is in the equation? The answers in the back of the book say (A) and (C)
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