Inertia of a Giraffe in Terms of a Monkey (I'm serious)

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The discussion centers on calculating the inertia of a giraffe (mgir) in relation to the inertia of a monkey (mm) within a mobile system. The inertia equations provided are I = md², where the distances from the axis of rotation are both 2d. The user struggles to establish a direct relationship between the two inertias without additional context or equations. Clarification is needed regarding the axis of rotation and whether the problem pertains specifically to rotational inertia.

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Homework Statement


For my second thread of the day I will give the weirdest problem I've encountered in physics yet.
In the mobile what is the inertia of the giraffe mgir in terms of the inertia mm of the monkey?

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I = md2

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In the picture, the giraffe and monkey are on their own rod type thing, each 2-d away. So the inertia of both are mm 4 d2 = Im and mgir 4 d2 = Igir. It says to find the inertia of the giraffe in terms of the inertia of the monkey, but I don't really have any equations that relate the two as far as I know (other than the inertia of the whole system, but I don't know what that is equal to and that seems like it would lead me down a fruitless path). Can I even calculate inertias of objects individually? This isn't too clear to me.
 

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I think you are supposed to assume the mobile will hang balanced if still. This allows you to deduce the relationship between the three masses.
You don't state explicitly an axis for rotational inertia. There's no physical axis that they are both 2d from. Have you posted the whole question, word for word? Are you sure it's asking about rotational inertia?
 

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