Determine the mass moment of inertia of a quarter of an annulus

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The discussion focuses on determining the mass moment of inertia for a quarter annulus with respect to two axes: AA' and CC'. The user initially attempted to calculate the inertia using standard formulas but realized the center of mass is not at the origin, necessitating the use of the parallel axis theorem. They calculated IAA' and ICC' but arrived at different results than the professor's answer of (5/16)mr². The user is seeking clarification on whether their calculations contain an error or if the professor's answer is incorrect. The conversation highlights the complexities of applying the parallel axis theorem in this context.
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Homework Statement


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The quarter ring has mass m and was cut from a thin uniform plate. Knowing that r1 = 1/2r2 determine the mass moment of inertia of the quarter ring with respect to A. axis AA' B. The centroidal axis CC' that is perpendicular to the plane of the quarter ring.

CC' is located possibly where the center of mass is? (See attached file). EDIT: obviously it is the centroid.. the problem says centroidal axis, I'm dumb..

Homework Equations



IAA' = 1/4mr2
ICC' = 1/2mr2

Parallel Axis Theorem
I = I(bar) + md2

The Attempt at a Solution



I originally tried to just use the mass moments of inertia to calculate it. I then realized that the center of mass of the quarter annulus will not be at the origin O in this case so I probably will have to use the parallel axis theorem.

I am really lost on this and I originally calculated
IAA' = (1/16)m(r22 - (1/2)r22)
ICC' = (1/8)m(r22 - (1/2)r22)
 

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I've calculated I(bar)AA' = (1/4)[(1/4)(mr22 - (1/2)mr22)] and simplified this to:
I(bar)AA' = (1/32)mr22

Then adding that to md2 where d = (1/2)r1 → (1/4)r2 from the parallel axis theorem to get
(1/32)mr22 + m(1/4)r22 = (9/32)mr22

The answer given by my professor is (5/16)mr22
Did I make a mistake somewhere or is the provided answer wrong?
 
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