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Homework Statement
A homogenous disk with radius R and mass m lies in the xy plane so its center matches the origin O. Point O' is on the z axis at a distance s from point O. Axis y' passes through point O' at an angle \theta with the z axis. Find the moment of inertia around axis y'.
Homework Equations
I_{ij}=\int dm(\delta_{ij}r^2-x_{i}x_{j})
The Attempt at a Solution
The new coordinates x',y',z' are connected with the old x,y,z through the equations:
x'=x
y'=y\text{sin}\theta+(z-s)\text{cos}\theta
z'=-y\text{cos}\theta+(z-s)\text{sin}\theta
Since the body has radial symmetry and is 2 dimensional, we can use polar coordinates:
x=rcos\varphi
y=rsin\varphi
and the third coordinate z=0 since its in the xy plane, hence:
x'=r\text{cos}\varphi
y'=r\text{sin}\varphi \text{sin}\theta-s\:\text{cos}\theta
z'=-r\text{sin}\varphi \text{cos}\theta-s\:\text{sin}\theta
The body is homogenous so:
\sigma=\frac{dm}{dA}=const.\rightarrow dm=\sigma dA
\sigma=\frac{m}{A}=\frac{m}{\pi\:R^{2}}
In polar coordinates:
dA=r\:drd\varphi
with limits:
0\leq r\leq R
0\leq \varphi\leq 2\pi
However, I'm not sure whether the "moment of inertia" would in this case mean the I_{y'\:y'} component from the inertia tensor. If that's the case, then:
I_{y'\:y'}=\int dm(x'^2+z'^2)=\sigma \int \int r\:drd\varphi[(r\text{cos}\varphi)^2+(-r\text{sin}\varphi \text{cos}\theta-s\:\text{sin}\theta)^2]
which Wolfram evaluates as:
I_{y'\:y'}=\frac{1}{4} m \left(R^2+R^2 \text{cos}^2\theta+4 s^2 \text{sin}^2\theta\right)
Would this be the correct procedure or not?